I've just finished cleaning a batch of chinese pectinidae I've received from a chinese fisherman. They were all trawled in december 2007 from the Yellow Sea at low depth (-15m). To my surprise I've ID about 20 Argopecten irradians in this batch. As I'm a murexfanatic I dont know much about pectinidae but ID has been confirmed by a specialist. What's the story about this "all american species" going to new territories. Happy shelling, Eddy (www.euromurex.be) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------