PECTEN SITE

Collection Arne Ghys

FAMILY	:	Pectinidae
SUBFAMILY	:	Chlamydinae
TRIBE	:	Crassadomini
GENUS	:	Caribachlamys
Synonyms	:

Pictures

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Del Ray Beach, Florida, United States trawled attached on rocks at 10-20 m depth H. 46.7 mm - W. 40.2 mm

Del Ray Beach, Florida, United States trawled attached on rocks at 10- 20 m depth H. 30.3 mm - W. 26.1 mm

Marathon Key , Florida, United States dived at 1-2 fms depth under rocks H. 36.0 mm - W. 31.0 mm

off Key West, Florida, United States dived under rocks at 15 feet depth H. 24.9 mm - W. 21.2 mm

Remarks

• medium sized pectinid, normal adult sizes between 30-45mm.
• colour mostly orange-red, purple-brown or white
• closely related to the other Caribbean members of the genus: Caribachlamys ornata and Caribachlamys mildredae
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• differs mainly from Caribachlamys ornata by its finer ribs, C. ornata has more pronounced primary ribs.