Dear David, All I know is that I found nucleus in the Florida Keys and it's
quite common in Puerto Rico.  That's the only location I have them from.  The
book is at work, I will look at it again when I get there.

Bob Lipe

David Kirsh wrote:

> Dear listers,
>
> The Bahamian Seashells book is forcing me into the sweet misery of revising
> some of my Caribbean finds.
>
> Looking at the discussion of Argopecten gibbus and nucleus, the differences
> given are not the differences in Abbott (1974).
>
> So, I'm looking at a fresh-dead pair (height: 40mm) from the beach at Cape
> Lookout, one that I assumed had to be A. gibbus, 'cause Tucker said nucleus
> is not found north of south Florida. Yet the concentric threads are widely
> spaced and colors muted, unlike the scallop-dump gibbus from the Gulf.
>
> Can some of the pecten enthusiasts clarify? I can try to send a scan
> privately if someone wants.
>
> Thanks,
> David Kirsh
> Durham, NC

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