Pinctada longisquamosa, (DUNKER, 1852)

Tëmkin, Ilya, 2006, Morphological perspective on the classification and evolution of Recent Pterioidea (Mollusca: Bivalvia), Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 148 (3), pp. 253-312 : 309

PINCTADA LONGISQUAMOSA (DUNKER, 1852)

West Atlantic , FK-165, off west shore of Pigeon Key (bay side of Tavernier), 25°03.33′N, 80°30.78′W, Florida Keys, Monroe County, Florida, USA, Thalassia seagrass, scuba, by hand, 1.4 m (32 pairs with tissue plus two valves; AMNH 298904 ); FK-174, same as FK-165 (12 pairs with tissue; AMNH 298902 ) .

Principal reference: Mikkelsen et al. (2004) (detailed anatomy).