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Veprichlamys jousseaumei (Bavay, 1904)
FAMILY : Pectinidae
SUBFAMILY : Chlamydinae
TRIBE : Chlamydini
GENUS : Veprichlamys
Synonyms :

Chlamys empressae Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971

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Veprichlamys jousseaumeiVeprichlamys jousseaumei

off Cape Shiono, Wakayama, Japan

trawled by nets at 200-230 m depth by local fishermen

H. 28.5 mm - W. 26.1 mm

off Boso Peninsula, Chiba Pref., Honshu, Japan

trawled by nets at 150-200 m depth by local fishermen

H. 22.9 mm - W. 21.0 mm

Veprichlamys jousseaumeiVeprichlamys jousseaumei

off Boso Peninsula, Chiba Pref., Honshu, Japan

trawled by nets at 200-250 m depth by local fishermen

H. 27.2 mm - W. 25.0 mm

Cape Shiono, Wakayama Pref., Japan

dredged from 140 m depth

H. 15.3 mm - W. 13.5 mm

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