Flexopecten flexuosus (Poli, 1795)
W. Mediterranean to Madeira, Azores, Canarias.
Infralittoral sediments.
Original taxon: Ostrea flexuosa.
Off La Linea, Málaga, Andalucia, S. Spain. 21-28mm.
Synonyms: ferrugineus, isabella, undulatus…
Málaga. 39-40mm.
Huge number of named variants: bifida, inflata, lineolata, lutea, marmorea, punctata, rosea, subequalis, violacea, zonata…
Form “pyxoideus”. Gulf of Taranto, Puglia, S. Italy. 22-25mm.
Form “duplicatus”. 20m deep, on sand, Málaga. 42mm.
Málaga. 32-34mm.
Glorious yellow. Málaga, 30mm.
A pale “pyxoideus”. 20m deep, off Motril, Granada, Andalucia. 29mm.
Pecten flexuosus – « Shell fan-like rounded, more or less ventricose, equilateral, nearly equivalve, valves radiately striated, left valve ten-ribbed, ribs alternately larger, smoky-white, promiscuously blotched with black-brown, right valve ten-ribbed, ribs equal, disposed in pairs. » – L. A. Reeve: Conchologica iconica vol. 8, London 1855, via BHL.

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