PECTEN SITE

Collection Arne Ghys

Pictures

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Remarks

• About 40-50 mm in height.


• Left (upper) valve has 6-9 prominent ribs, about 24-30 irregular, scaly ribs in total.


• Closely related to Laevichlamys lemniscata (Reeve, 1853) from south-western Indian Ocean but the right valve of L. lemniscata has more irregular ribs (40-50) compared to S. squamea (30-35). On the left valve of S. squamea there is a shagreen microstructure on the early growth stage which is lacking in L. lemniscata.