PECTEN SITE

Collection Arne Ghys

FAMILY	:	Pectinidae
SUBFAMILY	:	Chlamydinae
TRIBE	:	Chlamydini
GENUS	:	Hinnites
Synonyms	:

Pictures

Lobito, Angola, West Africa trawled on rocks H. 71.8 mm - W. 58.5 mm

South Namibe, Angola dived at 7-10 m depth on rocks H. 99.8 mm - W. 102.2 mm

Remarks

• very irregular shell, cemented on rocks or corals.
• colour normally red (orange red to dark purple red)
• height can reach 150 mm compared to Talochlamys abscondita (Fischer in Locard, 1898)
• general shape and ribs are more deformed than Talochlamys abscondita (Fischer in Locard, 1898)
  
  

  Talochlamys abscondita

  Hinnites corallinus