PECTEN SITE

Collection Arne Ghys

FAMILY	:	Pectinidae
SUBFAMILY	:	Pectininae
TRIBE	:	Aequipectinini
GENUS	:	Flexopecten
Synonyms	:

Pictures

Puglia, Italy dredged in mud at 20-35 m depth H. 32.6 mm - W. 33.2 mm

Sicily, Italy dredged in sand at 20 m depth H. 33.4 mm - W. 35.4 mm

Bari, Italy trawled at 15 m depth H. 30.3 mm - W. 29.3 mm

Puglia, Italy dredged in mud at 20-35 m depth H. 35.6 mm - W. 35.1 mm

Bari, Italy trawled H. 34.3 mm - W. 35.7 mm

Puglia, Italy dredged in mud at 20-35 m depth H. 36.3 mm - W. 35.8 mm

Bari, Italy dredged in sand at 20 m depth H. 38.9 mm - W. 39.6 mm

Caorle, Italy, Adriatic Sea dredged on a sandy bottom at 10-25 m depth H. 43.7 mm - W. 44.6 mm

Remarks

• There are 2 other morfs : Flexopecten glaber form ponticus (Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1889) and Flexopecten glaber form proteus (Dillwyn, 1817).
  
  

  	Flexopecten glaber right or lower valve is more convex than the 2 other subspecies left or upper valve with more than 5 ribs
  	Flexopecten glaber form ponticus right or lower valve less convex than F. glaber glaber left or upper valve with more than 5 ribs
  	Flexopecten glaber form proteus right valve less convex than F. glaber glaber left or upper valve with 5 ribs