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TF0113 Pecten
Title
TF0113
Pecten
Description
Stratigraphic Range
Ordovician to recent
Taxonomy
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Ostreoida
Family: Pectinidae
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Ostreoida
Family: Pectinidae
Distinctive Features
Ribs
Growth lines
Characteristic 'fan' shape (Pecten only)
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
Citation
“TF0113
Pecten,” 1A Collections, accessed April 9, 2024, https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/items/show/98.
Pecten,” 1A Collections, accessed April 9, 2024, https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/items/show/98.