Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Autobranchia > Infraclass Pteriomorphia > Order Pectinida > Superfamily Pectinoidea > Family Propeamussiidae > Genus Similipecten

Similipecten similis (Laskey, 1811)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Pecten O. F. Müller, 1776

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

SimilipectenWinckworth, 1932accepted genus name
Arctinula Thiele, 1934 synonym
Chlamys (Similipecten) Winckworth, 1932 synonym
Palliolum (Arctinula) Thiele, 1934 synonym

Species group names

Hyalopecten similis (Laskey, 1811) synonym
Pecten foresti H. Martin, 1858 synonym
Pecten pullus Cantraine, 1835 synonym
Pleuronectia laevis Jeffreys, 1879 synonym

Literature

identification resource

Cosel, R. von; Gofas, S. (2019). Marine bivalves of tropical West Africa: from Rio de Oro to southern Angola. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum, Paris, IRD Éditions, Marseille (Faune et Flore tropicales, volume 48): 1-1104.

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Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Similipecten similis (Laskey, 1811). Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:147154

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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Last modified

2023-08-20 by Maxim Vinarski

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