Pectinidae gallery

PECTEN SITE

Collection Arne Ghys

Veprichlamys perillustris (Iredale, 1925)

Pictures

off Greenwell Point, Nowra, NSW, Australia

trawled at 2400 feet

H. 37.0 mm - W. 33.5 mm

collection Peter Duncan

Remarks

small to medium sized, fragile pecten up to 40 mm in height
colour mostly cream to light brown
less and not so sharp ribs compared to Veprichlamys kiwaensis (Powell, 1933) from New Zealand