PECTEN SITE

Collection Arne Ghys

FAMILY	:	Pectinidae
SUBFAMILY	:	Camptonectinae
TRIBE	:
GENUS	:	Delectopecten
Synonyms	:

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Sagami Bay , Honshu, Japan trawled at 150-200 m depth H. 17.2 mm - W. 17.3 mm

Remarks

• small white pecten up to 18mm.
• surface smooth compared to a rough surface of Delectopecten alcocki (E.A. Smith, 1904) from the Indian ocean and the southwestern Pacific or Delectopecten fosterianus (Powell, 1933) from New Zealand.