Pecten roseopunctatus Reeve, 1853
REEVE, L. A. 1852-1853. Monograph of the genus Pecten. In: L. A. Reeve (Ed.), 1843-1878, Conchologia Iconica; or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 8. [unnumbered pages], pls. 1-35. London. [pl. 22, fig. 84]
«Species 84. (Mus. Cuming.)
PECTEN ROSEO-PUNCTATUS. Pect. testA subtrigono-oblongâ, flabelliformi, aequilaterali, aequivalvi, valvis radiatim densè acutè liratis, costis tumidis subtuberculatis obsoletè radiatâ, undique sub lente minutissimè serratâ; albâ, valvâ sinistrâ pulcherrimè roseo-punctatâ; auriculis valdè inaequalibus.
THE ROSE-DOTTED PECTEN. Shell somewhat triangularly oblong, fan-shaped, equilateral, equivalve, valves radiately densely sharply ridged, obsoletely rayed with five slightly tuberculated swollen ribs, beneath the lens very minutely serrated; white, left valve very beautifully dotted with rose; ears very unequal. Hab. Moluccas. A delicate marble-white shell, of somewhat rude growth, thickly dotted on the upper valve with bright rose.» LOVELL AUGUSTUS REEVE, 1853 |
L. A. Reeve, 1853, plate 22.
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