Pecten velutinus G. B. Sowerby II, 1842
SOWERBY II, G. B. 1842. Monograph of the genus Pecten. In: G. B. Sowerby II (Ed.), 1842-1847, Thesaurus conchyliorum; or, monographs of genera of shells, 1 (2): 45-78, pls. 12-20. London. [p. 63, pl. 13, fig, 31]
«55. P. VELUTINUS. (pl. xiii. f. 31.) nob.
T. sub-ovali, sub-compressà, aequilaterali, radiatim leviter striatâ, ad marginem subinflatâ; auriculis sub-aequalibus, striatis, margine obliquè plicato: costis quinque, crassis, rotundatis, gradatim declinentibus; colore fulvo-rufescente, fasciis albis, angulatis, subtùs fusco-marginatis variegato, intûs albo. Long. 1.15.; lat. 0.37.; alt. 1.25.; poll. Nearly oval, rather flat, equilateral, with fine radiating striae, rather swelled at the margin; the auricles nearly equal, striated; hinge obliquely plicated; the ribs, 5 in number, rounded, shallow, of a dull fawn colour, variegated with angular bands of white, margined with brown. The whole surface of the shell has a somewhat velvety appearance. Macassar, Mr. Hinds.»
GEORGE BRETTINGHAM SOWERBY II, 1842
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G. B. Sowerby II, 1842, plate 13
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