Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Autobranchia > Infraclass Pteriomorphia > Order Pectinida > Superfamily Pectinoidea > Family Pectinidae > Subfamily Palliolinae > Tribe Palliolini > Genus Pseudamussium

Pseudamussium clavatum (Poli, 1795)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Pseudamussium*	Mörch, 1853	accepted genus name
*Pecten (Peplum)*	Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1889	synonym
*Peplum*	Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1889	synonym

Species group names

*Ostrea clavata*	Poli, 1795	synonym
*Ostrea inflexa*	Poli, 1795	synonym
*Pecten dumasii*	Payraudeau, 1826	synonym
*Peplum clavatum*	(Poli, 1795)	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

English: club scallop sources: Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. 2017. Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.

German: Gewellte Kammmuschel sources: Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. 2017. Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.

Greek: Τρίφτης

Literature

basis of record	Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.
additional source	Zamouri-Langar, N.; Chouba, L.; Ajjabi Chebil, L.; Mrabet, R.; El Abed, A. (2011). Les coquillages bivalves des côtes tunisiennes. Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer: Salammbô. ISBN 978-9938-9512-0-2. 128 pp.
additional source	Ardovini, R.; Cossignani, T. (2004). West African seashells (including Azores, Madeira and Canary Is.) = Conchiglie dell'Africa Occidentale (incluse Azzorre, Madeira e Canarie). English-Italian edition. L'Informatore Piceno: Ancona, Italy. ISBN 88-86070-11-X. 319 pp.

Genbank

Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pseudamussium clavatum (Poli, 1795). 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:140716