Pectinidae gallery

PECTEN SITE

Collection Arne Ghys

Pseudamussium peslutrae (Linnaeus, 1771)

FAMILY	:	Pectinidae
SUBFAMILY	:	Chlamydinae
TRIBE	:	Palliolini
GENUS	:	Karnekampia
Synonyms	:	Pecten septemradiatus (Müller, 1776) Pecten adspersus Lamarck, 1819

Pictures

Pseudamussium peslutrae1 Pseudamussium peslutrae2

Chafarinas Isl., South Spain

trawled at 50 m depth in sand

H. 41.1 mm - W. 42.1 mm

West Loch Tarbert, Scotland, Atlantic Ocean

trawled at 80 m depth in mud

H. 37.4 mm - W. 36.3 mm

Pseudamussium peslutrae3 Pseudamussium peslutrae4

Cape Blanco, Mauritania, NW. Africa

trawled at 50 m depth in mud

H. 37.3 mm - W. 35.7 mm

West Scotland, Great Brittain

trawled

H. 43.2 mm - W. 42.3 mm

Remarks

Can easily be recognized between the other representative from this genus in Europe Pseudamussium peslutrae (Linnaeus, 1771) by its crenulated border of both valves, the more convex valves and the ribs (4-5 and heavy).

Pseudamussium clavatum

Pseudamussium peslutrae

The ears of Pseudamussium clavatum are also smaller and more triangular than the ears from peslutrae.

Pseudamussium clavatum

Pseudamussium peslutrae