Pectinidae gallery

PECTEN SITE

Collection Arne Ghys

Bractechlamys langfordi (Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938)

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Oahu Isl., Hawaii

dived at 25 m depth under rocks

H. 26.0 mm - W. 25.5 mm

Oahu Isl., off Sand Isl., Hawaii

dived at 30 m depth

H. 27.6 mm - W. 27.0 mm

Remarks

Resembles to Bractechlamys nodulifera (Sowerby II, 1842) from Eastern Indian Ocean but B. langfordi is more convex and smaller than B. nodulifera.

Bractechlamys langfordi Bractechlamys nodulifera
colouration inside is beautiful red with a yellow-orange border.


Bractechlamys langfordi	Bractechlamys nodulifera