PECTEN SITE

Collection Arne Ghys

FAMILY	:	Pectinidae
SUBFAMILY	:	Pectininae
TRIBE	:	Aequipectinini
GENUS	:	Lindapecten
Synonyms	:	Lindapecten lindae Petuch, 1995

Pictures

Dry Tortugas, Florida, United States dredged at 10 m depth H. 36.8 mm - W. 36.3 mm

Dry Tortugas, Florida, United States dredged on muddy bottom H. 29.6 mm - W. 27.7 mm

Dry Tortugas, Florida, United States dredged at 10 m depth H. 37.4 mm - W. 36.4 mm

off Longboat Pass, Florida, United States dredged at 240 ft depth among rubble & shell grit H. 36.4 mm - W. 34.2 mm

Remarks

• about 30 to 50 mm in height .
• colour mostly uniform brown, sometimes yellow, red or orange
• closely related to Lindapecten exasperatus (Sowerby II, 1842) but the posterior (right) ear is less straight compared to L. exasperatus.
  
  

  		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)