Similipecten similis (Laskey, 1811)
Pectinoidea : Propeamussiidae |
| Tebble name: | Similipecten similis (Laskey) |
| Smith & Heppell name: | Similipecten similis (Laskey, 1811) |
To size: To 9mm. Shell Structure: Thin, semitransparent. Equivalve: RV slightly more convex and smaller than LV. Equilateral: Inequilateral. Outline: Subcircular, slightly longer than high (umbonal angle ca. 120°). Ears about equal, posterior deeper and a little longer than anterior. Contour: RV anterior ear with distinct but small byssal notch, ctenolium absent.
Sculpture: Both valves smooth with faint co-marginal growth lines. Anterior auricles with weak co-marginal lirae, posterior auricles as disc. Margin: Inner margin smooth. Colour: Semi-transparent, tinged yellowish to pale brown and with white opaque blotches or radial streaks.
Distribution & Ecology
Depth Range
Continental Shelf (to 200m)
Continental Margin Zone (200 - 500m)
Additional Information & Related Species
Related Species
Pectinoidea : Propeamussiidae
References
Listed are literature citing Similipecten similis (Laskey, 1811). Reference containing the species Type Description is highlighted.
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Dijkstra H, Warén A & Gudmunsson G 2009. Pectinoidea (Mollusca: Bivalvia) from Iceland. Marine Biology Research. 5: 207-243. |
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Dijkstra HH & Gofas S 2004. Pectinoidea (Bivalvia: Propeamussidae and Pectinidae) from some northeastern Atlantic seamounts. Sarsia. 89 (1): 33-78. |
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Dijkstra HH & Goud J 2002. Pectinoidea (Bivalvia, Propeamussiidae & Pectinidae) collected during the Dutch CANCAP and MAURITANIA expeditions in the south-eastern region of the North Atlantic Ocean. Basteria. 66: 31-82. |
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Laskey J 1811. Account of North British Testacea. Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society. 1: 370-414, pl 8. |
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Olabarria C. 2005. Patterns of bathymetric zonation of bivalves in the Porcupine Sea Bight and adjacent abyssal plain, NE Atlantic. Deep-Sea Research I. 52: 15-31. |
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