Great! Are the patterns usually the same? E.g. center white rib,
+4, -4, etc. I have 3 specimens and they each have this pattern.
BTW where is your favorite scallop beach? You are on Long Island,
right?
David
I can send you a picture...
>HI David,
>
>While a picture is always worth 1000 words your shell is certainly
>one of the better extreme colorful variations of irradians irradinas.
>Using your descriptive method, I checked my collection and noted
>specimens with anywhere from 1 to 12 white ribs , in the latter the
>white ribs are continguous, as you note, forming white patches so that
>the shell looks more light than dark. If you can find enough specimens
>there will often be a few of the white rayed variety. Last year in
>December three of us went to our favorite scallop beach, where
>thousands of individuals were washed ashore. I would estimate that
>maybe one out of every 100 had white rays? its hard to put a number on
>it since we have "trained" ourselves to focus on the most unusual
>color or pattern variations.
>
>Along with the pattern you describe, we try for shells that are solid
>white on both valves, or even better, solid yellow (the "lemon scallop
>of the north").
>
>Steve
>
>
>
>On 10/23/11, David N. Posnett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> I read there were about 350 species of scallops. I have a spotted a
>> variety that seems rare on our Long Island, NY, beaches. It has 21
>> ribs. While most of the shell is brown, the center rib is entirely
>> white, -4 and +4 from the center are also white in the distal
>> portion, and so are ribs -7,-8,-9 and +7,+8,+9. Can anyone identify
>> this species? Thanks.
>>
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