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Antillipecten antillarum (Récluz, 1853)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Bivalvia - bivalves »  order Pectinida »  family Pectinidae »  genus Antillipecten

Scientific synonyms

Pecten antillarum Récluz, 1853
Lyropecten antillarum Récluz, 1853
Bractechlamys antillarum (Récluz, 1853)

Images

Antillipecten antillarum

Author: Jan Delsing

Antillipecten antillarum

Author: Jan Delsing

Antillipecten antillarum

Author: Mikkelsen & Bieler

Antillipecten antillarum

Author: Raines & Poppe

Antillipecten antillarum

Author: Daccarett, E.Y. & Bossio, V.S.

Taxon in country check-lists*

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Size

20-25 mm

Distribution

Caribic area, Cuba, Caribic Mexico, Venezuela.

Description

Oval fan-shaped, anterior auricle slightly larger than posterior, compressed, thin-walled, pastel yellowish gray to light brown with lines and patches of opaque white, with 11-15 broad, low, rounded radial ribs; interior with radials reflecting exterior pattern. Florida, Bermuda, Bahamas, West Indies, Caribbean Central America, South America (Colombia). Length 17 mm (to 26 mm). Formerly in Lyropecten.
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

EN Galli C.: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base July 10, 2013 [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/WMSDhome....] [as Bractechlamys antillarum (Récluz, 1853)]
Data retrieved on: 23 November 2013

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