Robert (Bob) Granda wrote:
>
> A few days ago I posted a message about Nodipecten.  No reply yet but I'll bet
> there are quite a few pecten collectors out there.  In 1982 I obtained a
> specimen
> of Nodipecten nodosus gabonensis Nicolay, 1981.  It was dredged in 60 ft. of
> water on a sandy/mud bottom off Gabon coast, south of Liberville, West Africa.
> Is Nodipecten nodosus gabonensis a synonym of Nodipecten corallinoides
> (d'Orbigny, 1834)?  My specimen is knobless, compared to the photo in Carole
> Marshall's article in the Sept. 1995 issue of American Conchologist, and looks
> alot like knobless specimens on N. nodosus (linne, 1758) I have from the Gulf
> of
> Mexico.  It appears that A. Rombouts, Guidebook to Pecten Shells, recognizes
> both species.  Did not see N. nodosus gabonensis listed in Carole's article
> and can't find it in any other books we have.  What are ya'lls thoughts about
> this??
>
> Bob
> Panama City, FL
 
Bob, I can't seem to get to you on your E-mail.  Can't answer your
question but I just wanted to know if you can collect bay scallops up
there this year?
 
Bob Lipe
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