3. Sea shells from showcase 3
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The leaflet
on the mussel family Pectinidae
Translation:
They have a very special shape with a
wide variety of patterns and colors. The
interior of the mussel shells is
porcelain-like. Often, the two mussel
shells are different. The mussels of the
Pectinidae can move and open and close
their mussel shells. They are edible and
found all over the world.
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Argopecten gibbus, text
Family: Pectinidae
Region: Caribbean
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Argopecten gibbus |
Argopecten gibbus, zoom |
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Chlamys aktinos
Family: Pectinidae [web01]
Region: Australia
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Chlamys aktinos, zoom
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Chlamys senatoria
Family: Pectinidae
Region: Indo-Pacific region
Pecten maximus
Family: Pectinidae
Region: South Atlantic
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Pecten jacobeus, text
Family: Pectinidae
Region: northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean
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Pecten jacobeus
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Lyropecten nudosus
Family: Pectinidae
Region: southeast of the Crazy States
("USA") to Brasil
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Lyropecten nudosus, zoom |
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Pecten albicans
Family: Pectinidae
Region: Sea of China
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Clamys pallium, text
Family: Pectinidae
Region: tropic Pacific
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Clamys pallium, total view
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Bractechlamys vexillum
Family: Pectinidae
Region: Sea of China
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Bractechlamys vexillum, zoom
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Chlamys macassarensis
Family: Pectinidae
Region: Philippines
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Chlamys macassarensis, zoom
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Comptopallium radula, text
Family: Pectinidae
Region: Philippines
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Comptopallium radula, total view
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