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species
Caribachlamys ornata (Lamarck, 1819)
kingdom Animalia - animals » phylum Mollusca - mollusks » class Bivalvia - bivalves » order Pectinida » family Pectinidae » genus Caribachlamys
ID: 1188861
pID: 867940
Taxonomic rank: 150
Author of the record: Libor Prudký
Created: 2016-04-15 17:15:05 - User Delsing Jan
Last change: 2016-04-15 17:15:44 - User Delsing Jan
Data last updated: 2021-02-22 18:29:15
URL: https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1188861/
Text function: [[t:1188861;<em>Caribachlamys ornata</em>]]
[[t:1188861;<em>Caribachlamys ornata</em>]] (Lamarck, 1819)
Reference: <a href="https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1188861/"><em>Caribachlamys ornata</em></a>
pID: 867940
Taxonomic rank: 150
Author of the record: Libor Prudký
Created: 2016-04-15 17:15:05 - User Delsing Jan
Last change: 2016-04-15 17:15:44 - User Delsing Jan
Data last updated: 2021-02-22 18:29:15
URL: https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1188861/
Text function: [[t:1188861;<em>Caribachlamys ornata</em>]]
[[t:1188861;<em>Caribachlamys ornata</em>]] (Lamarck, 1819)
Reference: <a href="https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1188861/"><em>Caribachlamys ornata</em></a>
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North America: Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, United States of America (Florida), South America: Brazil, Caribbean, Colombia, French Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela
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Description
Author: Jan Delsing
Text ID: 121345
Text Type: 1
Page: 0
Created: 2023-02-23 19:53:43 - User Delsing Jan
Language: EN
Text function: [[t:1188861,textblock=121345,elang=EN;Description]]
Text ID: 121345
Text Type: 1
Page: 0
Created: 2023-02-23 19:53:43 - User Delsing Jan
Language: EN
Text function: [[t:1188861,textblock=121345,elang=EN;Description]]
Oval fan-shaped, anterior auricle much larger than posterior, compressed with left valve slightly more so, solid, left valve creamy white with large patches of dark maroon to orange, right valve lighter colored, with ca. 18 undercut radial ribs covered by fine radial striae in 18 groups of 3 closely spaced riblets; interior glossy white with exterior pattern visible through shell. Florida, Bahamas, West Indies, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Central America, South America (Colombia, Brazil). Length 16 mm (to 40 mm). Formerly in Chlamys. Compare Caribachlamys sends, which is more evenly colored and has more evenly arranged radial ribs.
Mikkelsen, P.M. & Bieler, R., 2003. Seashells of Southern Florida. Living Marine Mollusks of the Florida Keys and Adjacent Regions: Bivalves.
Author: Jan Delsing
Links and literature
Galli C.: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base July 10, 2013 [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/WMSDhome....] [as Caribachlamys ornata Lamarck, 1819]Data retrieved on: 22 November 2013
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