PECTEN SITE
Collection Arne Ghys
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Talochlamys abscondita
(Fischer in Locard, 1898)
FAMILY
:
Pectinidae
SUBFAMILY
:
Chlamydinae
TRIBE
:
Chlamydini
GENUS
:
Talochlamys
Synonyms
:
Hinnites ercolanianus (Cocconi, 1873)
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West Africa
coll. R. Vanwalleghem
West Africa
coll. R. Vanwalleghem
Remarks
irregular shell, cemented on rocks or corals.
color varies from yellow to orange, red and brown
height: 40-60mm (smaller than Hinnites corallinus)
general shape and ribs are less deformed as
Hinnites corallinus
(Sowerby I, 1827)
Talochlamys abscondita
Hinnites corallinus
