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species
Hemipecten forbesianus A. Adams & L. A. Reeve, 1849
kingdom Animalia - animals » phylum Mollusca - mollusks » class Bivalvia - bivalves » order Pectinida » family Pectinidae » genus Hemipecten
ID: 519932
pID: 519931
Taxonomic rank: 150
Author of the record: Libor Prudký
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[[t:519932;<em>Hemipecten forbesianus</em>]] A. Adams & L. A. Reeve, 1849
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pID: 519931
Taxonomic rank: 150
Author of the record: Libor Prudký
Created: 2008-07-07 23:22:35 - User Jiří Novák
Data last updated: 2021-02-26 17:19:43
URL: https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id519932/
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[[t:519932;<em>Hemipecten forbesianus</em>]] A. Adams & L. A. Reeve, 1849
Reference: <a href="https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id519932/"><em>Hemipecten forbesianus</em></a>
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Description
Author: Jan Delsing
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Type Locality: Sulu Archipelago, Philippines.
Original Description: "Hemip. testa orbiculari, anomiaeformi, tenussima. hyalina, concentrice lineata, linearum interstitiis eximie reticularis, valva inferiore planulata, auricula longitudinaliter radiata, sinu profundo, valva superiore convexa, vix auriculata; pellucido-alba, valva superiore interdum rufo-aurantio radiata." {fide Adams & Reeve, 1849)
Additional Description: Shell orbicular, thin, fragile and nearly transparent; left valve convex with fine concentric lines; right valve is smooth and flat; auricles very unequal. Color is clear to pale tan, or with orange rays.
Size: Normal adult size range is 20 to 25 mm. Distribution: Found throughout the central Indo-Pacific region.
Habitat: Littoral to sublittoral zones, byssally attached to hard substrate.
Relevant Literature: Adams & Reeve, 1848-1850; Lamprell & Whitehead, 1992; Dijkstra & Marshall, 1997.
Original Description: "Hemip. testa orbiculari, anomiaeformi, tenussima. hyalina, concentrice lineata, linearum interstitiis eximie reticularis, valva inferiore planulata, auricula longitudinaliter radiata, sinu profundo, valva superiore convexa, vix auriculata; pellucido-alba, valva superiore interdum rufo-aurantio radiata." {fide Adams & Reeve, 1849)
Additional Description: Shell orbicular, thin, fragile and nearly transparent; left valve convex with fine concentric lines; right valve is smooth and flat; auricles very unequal. Color is clear to pale tan, or with orange rays.
Size: Normal adult size range is 20 to 25 mm. Distribution: Found throughout the central Indo-Pacific region.
Habitat: Littoral to sublittoral zones, byssally attached to hard substrate.
Relevant Literature: Adams & Reeve, 1848-1850; Lamprell & Whitehead, 1992; Dijkstra & Marshall, 1997.
Raines, B.K. & Poppe, G.T., 2006. The Family Pectinidae. A Conchological Iconography.
Author: Jan Delsing
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Shell length to 26 mm; fragile, almost transparent; left valve moderately convex, right valve flat. Sculpture: fine, irregular, concentric lines with irregular radial corrugations. Colour: left valve pale tan, right valve translucent. Habitat: sand, to 10 metres, attached to shell debris and usually covered with bryozoan. Distribution: Torres Strait to north Western Australia.
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T., 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Volume 1.
Author: Jan Delsing
Links and literature
Galli C.: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base July 10, 2013 [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/WMSDhome....] [as Hemipecten forbesianus Adams & Reeve, 1849]Data retrieved on: 23 November 2013