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Aequipecten commutatus (Monterosato, 1875) 
AphiaID: 140686

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Pteriomorphia (Subclass) > Pectinoida (Order) > Pectinoidea (Superfamily) > Pectinidae (Family) > Pedinae (Subfamily) > Aequipecten (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Aequipecten P. Fischer, 1886
Synonymised
taxa		  Argopecten commutatus (Monterosato, 1875)
 Pecten commutatus Monterosato, 1875 (original combination)
Sources  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 (look up in IMIS) [details]

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. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Check List of European Marine Mollusca (look up in IMIS) [details]

Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Subspecies Aequipecten commutatus commutatus (Monterosato, 1875)
Subspecies Aequipecten commutatus peripheralis Dijkstra & Kilburn, 2001
Environment marine
Distribution Azores Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Dakar [details]
European waters (ERMS scope) [details]
Greek Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Guinea Bissau Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Mauritania [details]
Morocco [details]
Feedingtype  suspension feeder [details]
Links To CLEMAM
To Encyclopedia of Life
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
Image 
Aequipecten commutatus
Aequipecten commutatus
added on 2012-09-26 - author: Natural History Museum Rotterdam ()
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140686
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Gofas, Serge
2009-04-30 01:16:17Z  changed  Dijkstra, Henk
  
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  Citation: Dijkstra, H.; Gofas, S. (2013). Aequipecten commutatus (Monterosato, 1875). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140686 on 2013-05-24
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