Pecten modestus Reeve, 1852
REEVE, L. A. 1852-1853. Monograph of the genus Pecten. In: Conchologia Iconica: or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 8. London [unnumbered pages], pls. 1-35. [pl. 11, fig. 41]
«Species 41. (Mus. Saul.)
PECTEN MODESTUS. Pect. testa oblongo-ovata, aequilaterali, inaequivalvi, costis ad duodecim radiata; valva sinistra planulata, prope umbonem concava, in valva dextra subimmersa, costis parviusculis, convexis, remotis, alba, maculis perpaucis purpureo-castaneis prope marginem picta; valva dextra gibboso-convexa, costis latis, subquadratis, medio sulcalis, purpurascente-alba; auriculis aequalibus.
THE MODEST PECTEN. Shell oblong-ovate, equilateral, inequivalve, rayed with about twelve ribs; left valve flattened, concave near the umbo, a little immersed in the right valve, ribs rather small, convex, distant, white, painted near the margin with a very few purple-chestnut blotches; right valve gibbously convex, ribs broad, somewhat square, grooved down the middle, purple-white; ears equal. Hab. Moreton Bay, Australia. Of a peculiar purplish-white tinge, very sparingly spotted. The ribs of the convex valve are peculiarly characterized by a single groove running down the middle.» LOVELL AUGUSTUS REEVE, 1852
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L. A. Reeve, 1852, plate 11.
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