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Pecten erythraeensis Sowerby, 1847

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

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Pecten erythraeensis

Author: Rusmore-Villaume, M.L.

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Africa: Egypt, Red Sea

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Description

Pecten erythraeensis Sowerby II, 1842
Red Sea Pecten Endemic
13-78 mm. RV very tumid. LV nearly flat, but slightly concave—near the umbo it pushes up into the body area. RV usually white, cream, or beige with a few markings in orange-beige or red. LV often plain dark red inside, reddish patterns outside. (57 mm) Distribution: Common, the Gulf of Suez and Great Bitter Lake only.
Rusmore-Villaume, M.L., 2008. Seashells of the Egyptian Red Sea
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 Pecten erythraeensis Sowerby, 1842]
Data retrieved on: 23 November 2013

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