PECTEN SITE

Collection Arne Ghys

FAMILY	:	Pectinidae
SUBFAMILY	:	Pectininae
TRIBE	:	Decatopectinini
GENUS	:	Bractechlamys
Synonyms	:

Pictures

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Calitoban Isl., Philippines taken by tangle nets at 30 m depth in sand H. 29.1 mm - W. 27.0 mm

Bohol, Philippines taken by compressor divers at 10-15 m depth H. 27.8 mm - W. 27.9 mm

Olango Isl., Philippines taken at 20-25 m depth during nightdive H. 30.8 mm - W. 28.6 mm

Remarks

• Can be confused with young specimens of Bractechlamys vexillum (Reeve, 1853) from the Southwestern Pacific but B. oweni is generally smaller than B. vexillum and the coloration on the hinge line is different.
  

  Bractechlamys oweni	Bractechlamys vexillum

  
  
  
• another close species is Bractechlamys adorabilis Dijkstra & Roussy, 1994.
  

  is less circular than B. oweni has less ribs (8) compared to B. oweni (13)