| PECTINIDAE | Laevichlamys aliae (Dijkstra, 1988) |
| Figure |
Holotype |
| Original name | Chlamys aliae Dijkstra, 1988 |
| Autoreference | Dijkstra, 1988: 17 (figs), 18. |
| Reference | Dijkstra, H.H., 1988. Two new pectinids from the Philippines (Bivalvia: Pectinidae). - La Conchiglia/The Shell 20(236-7): 16-18, figs. |
| Type data | Holotype (pr: H 24 mm, L 20.1 mm, D 7 mm) Zoological Museum, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam (ZMA Moll. 3.88.046). Type locality: Philippines, Cebu, Mactan Island, Magellan Bay, off Punta Engano, 110 m, alive, tangle-net fishing, Jan. 1987. |
| Description | Shell up to ca. 30 mm high, weakly inflated, oblong, nearly equivalve, inequilateral, auricles strongly unequal, umbonal angle ca. 85-90 degrees, colour creamy brown, brownish and whitish spots, right valve paler. Both valves sculptured with numerous, closely spaced radial ribs. Auricles radially sculptured with ca. 10-12 riblets. Byssal notch moderately deep, byssal fasciole narrow. Functional ctenolium on suture (4-6 teeth). |
| Distribution |
Philippines (TL) |
| Habitat | Living upper bathyally amongst coral rubble on sandy bottoms. |
