PECTINIDAE / Mimachlamys gloriosa
 


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Mimachlamys gloriosa (Reeve, 1853) 
 

Collected while diving between 15 to 20 meters depth
on sandy bottom; Masbate, Philippines; May 2013

ID 6946:  84.8 mm, F++

Nice specimen;
maximum
length including barnacle 88 mm

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