Pecten randolphi Dall, 1897
DALL, W. H. 1897. New West American shells. The Nautilus, 11 (8): 85-86. [p. 86]
«Pecten Randolphi Dall, n. sp.
Shell small, thin, glassy, unsculptured, except by minute "camptonectes" striation which covers both valves, and more or less obscure concentric undulations which are most distinct on the right valve near the umbo, and in some specimens altogether absent; hinge straight and short, anterior ears distinct, posterior ears not defined by any fold or sinus, outline suborbicular, valves compressed, especially the right one; right anterior ear with six small imbricated radii above, below a wide, transversely striated fasciole derived from a well marked byssal sinus ; ctenolium with four or five functional spines. Alt. 27·5, lat. 26, diam. 5 mm. Off Destruction Island, State of Washington, in 516 fathoms, bottom temperature, 38º Fahr., U. S. Fish Commission. This species was obtained at a number of stations, from Bering Sea to West Mexico, in 225 to 1005 fathoms. It is named in honor of Mr. P. B. Randolph, of Seattle, who has done excellent work on the Puget Sound fauna.» WILLIAM HEALEY DALL, 1897
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