PECTEN SITE

Collection Arne Ghys

FAMILY	:	Pectinidae
SUBFAMILY	:	Pectininae
TRIBE	:	Aequipectinini
GENUS	:	Lindapecten
Synonyms	:	Pecten schrammi Fischer, 1868 Aequipecten acanthodes Dall, 1925

Pictures

Bay of Trujillo, Honduras dived at 50 ft depth on silty sand among eel grass H. 26.4 mm - W. 27.2 mm

Ile de Quatre, Grenadines dived at 30 ft depth on soft sand among turtle grass H. 21.9 mm - W. 22.4 mm

Bay of Trujillo, Honduras dived at 50 ft depth on silty sand among eel grass H. 22.3 mm - W. 21.7 mm

Islote Farallon Blanco, Venezuela dived at night in 40 feet depth H. 34.1 mm - W. 34.8 mm

Remarks

• about 25 to 35 mm in height .
• colour mostly brown, sometimes yellow, red or orange with white lines
• closely related to Lindapecten muscosus (Wood, 1828) but the posterior (right) ear is more straight compared to L. muscosus.
  
  

  		Lindapecten exasperatus (SowerbyII, 1842)
  		Lindapecten muscosus (Wood, 1828)




• The rows of spines on both valves of L. exasperatus are more equally sized compared to L. muscosus.
  
  

  		Lindapecten exasperatus (SowerbyII, 1842)
  		Lindapecten muscosus (Wood, 1828)