Shell Family
Fan-shaped bivalves with radiating ribs and two ear-like auricles at the hinge — the family Pectinidae.
Rounded fan outline with regular radiating ribs and small 'ears' either side of the umbo. Colour varies from cream to bright orange and calico.
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Species
Argopecten gibbus
Same family — Pectinidae.
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Argopecten irradians
Same family — Pectinidae.
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Dinocardium robustum
Related shell in the coastal collection.
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Ensis leei
Related shell in the coastal collection.
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