Mimachlamys townsendi (Sowerby, 1895)

A very large growing species and certainly the heaviest of all Pecten with this massive piece exceeding three lbs in weight and measuring a gorgeous 193mm diameter. Such an aged giant has seen a lot of history before finally got caught and lucky it was too to come into my collection where it now rests as a venerable treasure and I don't mind his scars and wholes and nibbles: life can be rough sometimes...