https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/items/browse?tags=nektobenthic&output=atom <![CDATA[1A Collections]]> 2024-04-09T21:16:22+01:00 Omeka https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/items/show/98 <![CDATA[<h2><strong>TF0113<br /></strong></h2> <h2>Pecten</h2>]]>

Stratigraphic Range

Ordovician to recent

Taxonomy

Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Ostreoida
Family: Pectinidae

Distinctive Features

Ribs
Growth lines
Characteristic 'fan' shape (Pecten only)

Preservation

Original shell material

Advanced notes

Pecten can escape attention predators by swimming away. They can swim in short bursts by clapping their two valves together quickly.

They live a nektobenthic lifestyle: sitting on the seafloor for the majority of the time, swimming to escape danger.


Watch a Pecten maximus swim: Video

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Title

TF0113

Pecten

Description

Stratigraphic Range

Ordovician to recent

Taxonomy

Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Ostreoida
Family: Pectinidae

Distinctive Features

Ribs
Growth lines
Characteristic 'fan' shape (Pecten only)

Preservation

Original shell material

Advanced notes

Pecten can escape attention predators by swimming away. They can swim in short bursts by clapping their two valves together quickly.

They live a nektobenthic lifestyle: sitting on the seafloor for the majority of the time, swimming to escape danger.


Watch a Pecten maximus swim: Video

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