Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Pteriomorphia > Order Pectinoida > Superfamily Pectinoidea > Family Pectinidae > Subfamily Pedinae > Genus Aequipecten

Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

AequipectenP. Fischer, 1886accepted genus name

Species group names

Ostrea opercularis Linnaeus, 1758 basionym
Chlamys bruei coeni Nordsieck, 1969 synonym
Chlamys bruei pulchricostata Nordsieck, 1969 synonym
Ostrea dubia Gmelin, 1791 synonym
Ostrea elegans Gmelin, 1791 synonym
Ostrea opercularis Linnaeus, 1758 synonym
Ostrea versicolor Gmelin, 1791 synonym
Pecten audouinii Payraudeau, 1826 synonym
Pecten daucus Reeve, 1853 synonym
Pecten heliacus Dall, 1925 synonym
Pecten lineatus da Costa, 1778 synonym
Pecten lineatus var. albida Locard, 1888 synonym
Pecten lineatus var. bicolor Locard, 1888 synonym
Pecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758) synonym
Pecten opercularis var. albopurpurascens Lamarck, 1819 synonym
Pecten opercularis var. albovariegata Clement, 1875 synonym
Pecten opercularis var. aspera Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1889 synonym
Pecten opercularis var. concolor Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1889 synonym
Pecten opercularis var. depressa Locard, 1888 synonym
Pecten opercularis var. elongata Jeffreys, 1864 synonym
Pecten opercularis var. luteus Lamarck, 1819 synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Albanian: freskorja e mbretëreshës sources: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.
 Bokmål (Norwegian): harpeskjell sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Catalan: xel sources: TermCat, The Center for Terminology.
 Danish: jomfruøsters sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 English: queen scallop sources: Lindner, G. (1999). Schelpengids: schelpen uit de wereldzeeën, vorm, voorkomen, systematiek [The shell guide: shells from the world oceans, shape, distribution and systematics]. Tirion: Baarn, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-409-3. 320 pp.
 French: olivette; pageline; peigne; pétoncle blanc; picheline; vanneau sources: Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.;TermCat, The Center for Terminology.;Lindner, G. (1999). Schelpengids: schelpen uit de wereldzeeën, vorm, voorkomen, systematiek [The shell guide: shells from the world oceans, shape, distribution and systematics]. Tirion: Baarn, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-409-3. 320 pp.
 German: gefelderte Kammmuschel; kleine Pilgermuschel; Reisemantel sources: TermCat, The Center for Terminology.;Strandvondsten van Gravelines tot Nieuwpoort. Ecogids Tjiftjaf;Lindner, G. (1999). Schelpengids: schelpen uit de wereldzeeën, vorm, voorkomen, systematiek [The shell guide: shells from the world oceans, shape, distribution and systematics]. Tirion: Baarn, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-409-3. 320 pp.
 Greek: Χτένι sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Italian: canestrello; leque sources: TermCat, The Center for Terminology.
 Norwegian: harpeskjell sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian Bokmål: harpeskjell sources: Systema Naturae ed. 10: 698
 Norwegian Nynorsk: harpeskjel sources: Systema Naturae ed. 10: 698
 Nynorsk (Norwegian): harpeskjel sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Swedish: hoppmussla

Literature

original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp.

basis of record

Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213

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.

additional source

Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.

additional source

Dyntaxa (2013) Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013].

additional source

Vanderperren, J.-P. (1991). Report Natural History Archive 1990 [Verslag Natuurhistorisch Archief 1990]. De Strandvlo 11(3): 65-75

additional source

Backeljau, T. (1986). Lijst van de recente mariene mollusken van België [List of the recent marine molluscs of Belgium]. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium. 106 pp.

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Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
Marine Life Information Network - UK
Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications)
Barcode of Life
GenBank (96 nucleotides; 22 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Dijkstra, H.; Gofas, S. (2014). Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140687

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Occurrence

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Environment


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