Pinctada imbricata, (RODING, 1798), Waller, 1976

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 : 308-309

PINCTADA IMBRICATA (RÖDING, 1798)

West Atlantic , FK-239, south-east of Lignum Vitae Key , Florida Keys, Florida, USA, 24°53′45′N, 80°41′10′W, snorkelling on Thalassia seagrass, wooden stakes, 0.3–0.8 m (two pairs with tissue; AMNH 298894 ); West Atlantic, wreck of THUNDER- BOLT , c. 6 nmi east of Marathon , Monroe County, Florida Keys , Florida, USA, 24°39.68′N, 80°57.82′W, steel wreck with fouling organisms, orange/red sponge overcoating most specimens, scuba, 34.1 m (one pair with tissue; AMNH 308926 ); West Atlantic , FK-287, ‘ The Horseshoe’ site, bay side of West Summerland Key (Spanish Harbor Keys), inside of west arm, MM 35 , Monroe County, Florida Keys , Florida, USA, 24°39.35′N, 81°18.22′W, shallow subtidal, by hand, snorkelling (two pairs with tissue; AMNH 308114 ); West Atlantic , FK-689, north-east of Dove Key , ocean side of Key Largo , Monroe County , Florida Keys , Florida, USA, 25°03.055′N, 80°28.220′W, hard bottom with silty sand, sponges, gorgonians, 0.5–1.0 m, snorkelling (one pair with tissue, AMNH); West Atlantic , Bear Cut , Biscayne Bay , Miami , Florida, Dade County , USA (two pairs; AMNH 172356 ); as previous, exposed in sand after low tide (five pairs; AMNH 99957 ); West Atlantic , Bahia Honda Key , Florida, USA, on beach, alive, after storm (five pairs; AMNH 210234 ); West Atlantic , Bailey’s Bay , Hamilton Island, Bermuda, USA (five pairs; FMNH 29826 ) .

Principal reference: Hayes (1972) (gross anatomy).