Palliolum striatum (O.F. Müller, 1776)
Iceland to Massachusetts, Norway & Baltic to Mediterranean.
« On a variety of coarse sediments mostly from 30m to the shelf edge and upper slope. » (MBSBI).
Original taxon: Pecten striatus.
120m deep, on bottom with Corallium rubrum, Alghero, Sassari, NW. Sardinia. 19mm. Original picture provided by M.T. Spanu (IT) – (CC BY-NC-SA).
Synonyms: aculeatus, punctatus, radiatus, rimulosus…
 
« 2994. Pecten striatus: testa subaequivalvi striata, maculata, marginem versus scabra. » – O. F. Müller: Zoologiae Danicae prodromus… Copenhagen 1776, via BHL.

The rare form “albida” Locard, from same spot. 9mm.
Original picture provided by M.T. Spanu (IT).
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200m deep, 8 miles off Prevlaka Peninsula, S. Croatia. 9,2mm. The microsculpture differs radically from that of incomparabile. Original picture provided by R. Stanić (HR).
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Large adult from 120-180m deep, Capraia Isola, Arcipelago Toscano, W. Italy. 23mm. Original pictures provided by A. Nappo (IT) – (CC BY-NC-SA).

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