Date:         Sat, 18 Aug 2007 15:33:19 -0400
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From:         Jim Miller <jim_miller@MINDSPRING.COM>
Subject:      Re: Help with Baja Pectens
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On Aug 18, 2007, at 12:09 PM, Rick Negus wrote:

> www.californiashells.com\Ebay\pecten1.jpg  16mm
> www.californiashells.com\Ebay\pecten2.jpg  10mm
> www.californiashells.com\Ebay\pecten3.jpg  11mm
> www.californiashells.com\Ebay\pecten4.jpg  9mm
> www.californiashells.com\Ebay\pecten5.jpg  8mm
> www.californiashells.com\Ebay\pecten6.jpg  8mm
> www.californiashells.com\Ebay\pecten7.jpg  7mm

I'm confident that they are Chlamys latiaurata,
as these are commonly found on Spondylus. However,
yours are so juvenile, it's hard to say with 100%
certainty, but there are no other Pectens in and around
Baja that live attached to other shells. Up in the southern
California area, specimens are found growing on
the thick ropes that hold large vessels in place.


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