PECTINIDAE / Mimachlamys sanguinea
 

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Mimachlamys sanguinea  (Linnaeus, 1758) 
 
Collected while diving between 10 to 15 meters deep;
Olango Island, Philippines; August 2016

ID 9148: 58 mm, F+++

Beautiful very dark purple color,
with  tiny barnacles and a worm shell

7.50 €