Dear Linda,

You are correct. On the central part of the disc the radial ribs are
"puffy". Sometimes these puffs are not solid, but noduliferous. Near the
anterior and posterior margins these ribs has more nodules or scales.

All the best,

Henk

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> Van: Linda Bush <[log in to unmask]>
> Organisatie: Charter Communications
> Beantwoord: Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
> Datum: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 19:02:46 -0600
> Aan: [log in to unmask]
> Onderwerp: Attention:  Henk Dijkstra
>
> Henk, could I ask you a question about the Mirapecten you described, viz.
> moluccensis?  Is the ornamentation of it not quite like knobs or scales, but
> more like puffs?  I think I have a specimen of it that has pale pink puffs on
> the upper valve, with curved diagonal black marks in between the "puffs."   I
> don't have a scanner, so I can't send you an image. ``Thank you ahead of time,
> if you have the time to reply to me, and this might help other Pectinidae
> collectors to name their shells of this species.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Linda Bush