Pecten valdecostatus Melvill, 1888
MELVILL, J. C. 1888. Descriptions of six new species of Pecten. The Journal of Conchology, 5: 279-281, pl. 2. [p. 281, pl. 2, fig. 10]
«Pecten valdecostatus nov. sp. Pl. ii, 10.
P. testa subtrigona, altiore quam longa, aequilaterali, aequivalvi, valvis quindecim costatis, costis squamulatis, interstitiis profunde sulcatis, subregularibus, auriculis inaequalibus, intus albescente.
Long. 26 mill., lat. 24 mill. Hab-: Hong Kong
A dull-coloured but boldly-formed species, the furrows being remarkably deep for so small a shell, and the ribs therefore very well defined, they being also beautifully serrulate.» JAMES COSMO MELVILL, 1888
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J. C. Melvill, 1888, plate 2.
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