Pecten aurantiacus Adams & Reeve in Adams, 1850
ADAMS, A. & L. A. REEVE. 1848-1850. Mollusca. In: A. Adams (ed.), The zoology of the voyage of the H.M.S. Samarang under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., F.R.A.S., F.G.S. during the years 1843-1846. Reeve, Benham & Reeve, London, x + 87 + [ii] pp., pls. 1-24. [p. 74, pl. 21, fig. 12]
«3. PECTEN AURANTIACUS. PI. XXI. Fig. 12. Pect. testa oblongo-orbiculari, subsequilatera, peculiariter compressa, valva superiore planata, inferiore subconvexa, ambabus radiatim costatis, costis quatuordecim, rotundatis, sulcosis, squamis minimis per quatuor series longitudinales in costis dispositis, costarum interstitiis profunde excavatis, transversim striatis, vix auriculis inaequalibus; intense aurantia, luteo et violaceo maculata.
HAB. China Sea. A truly beautiful species, characterized by the most elaborate and delicate sculpture, with brilliant colouring.» ARTHUR ADAMS & LOVELL AUGUSTUS REEVE, 1850
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A. Adams & L. A. Reeve, 1848-1850, plate 21.
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