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Hyalopecten pudicus (E.A. Smith, 1885)

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

Scientific synonyms

Palliolum biscayensis E. A. A. Locard, 1886
Hyalopecten undatus Verrill & Smith, 1885

Images

Hyalopecten pudicus

Author: Kamenev, G.

Hyalopecten pudicus

Author: Engl, W.

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Description

Original Description: "Testa tenuissima, planulata, paulo inaequivalvis, albida, haud nitida, concentrice valde plicata, plicis utrinque attenuatis, undique confertim et tenuiter lirata. Auriculae inaequales, anticis majoribus, antica valvae dextrae liris gracilibus paucis squamulatis ornata, inferne profunde sinuata." (fide E. A. Smith, 1885)

Additional Description: Shell fragile, oblique, higher than wide, inequilateral and semi-transparent. Both valves are undulated evenly and covered with numerous fine radial lirae. Left valve somewhat more convex than right. Hinge line straight. Auricles small and subequal. Byssal notch deep with active ctenolium. Size: Normal adult size range is 25 to 30 mm.
Raines, B.K. & Poppe, G.T., 2006. The Family Pectinidae. A Conchological Iconography.

Distribution

Reported from the Northern Atlantic to the Antarctic, and just into the Indian Ocean.
Habitat: Deep water, on fine muddy bottoms.
Raines, B.K. & Poppe, G.T., 2006. The Family Pectinidae. A Conchological Iconography.
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 Hyalopecten pudicus Smith, 1885]
Data retrieved on: 22 November 2013

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