WoRMS taxon details

Pecten maximus (Linnaeus, 1758)

140712  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140712)

accepted
Species
Ostrea maxima Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
Pecten medius Lamarck, 1819, sensu Daniel, 1884 · unaccepted (misapplication)
Pecten vulgaris da Costa, 1778 · unaccepted (synonym)
Vola maxima (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination

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(of Ostrea maxima Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 696 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Distribution Living specimens of Pecten maximus are often supplied by the fisherman. The exact origin is not known (Vanwalleghem, in...  
Distribution Living specimens of Pecten maximus are often supplied by the fisherman. The exact origin is not known (Vanwalleghem, in litt.). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Pecten maximus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140712 on 2024-03-19
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original description  (of Ostrea maxima Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 696 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

original description  (of Pecten vulgaris da Costa, 1778) Da Costa, E. M. (1778). <i>Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, the British conchology</i>; containing the descriptions and other particulars of natural history of the shells of Great Britain and Ireland: illustrated with figures. In English and French. - Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, ou, la conchologie Britannique; contenant les descriptions & autres particularités d'histoire naturelle des coquilles de la Grande Bretagne & de l'Irlande: avec figures en taille douce. En anglois & françois. i-xii, 1-254, i-vii, [1], Pl. I-XVII. London. (Millan, White, Emsley & Robson). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13116783
page(s): 140-143; pl. 9 fig. 3 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

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. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]   

additional source Wilding C.S., Beaumont A.R. & Latchford J.W. (1999). Are <i>Pecten maximus</i> and <i>Pecten jacobeus</i> different species?. <i>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 79</i>: 949-952 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Le Pennec, M.; Paugam, A.; Le Pennec, G. (2003). The pelagic life of the pectinid <i>Pecten maximus</i> — a review. <em>ICES Journal of Marine Science.</em> 60(2): 211-233., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/s1054-3139(02)00270-9 [details]   

additional source Malard, A. E. (1890). Le <em>Pecten maximus</em> et ses parasites. <em>Le Naturaliste.</em> ser. 2, 4 (no. 74): 77-78., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6681360
page(s): 77-78 [details]   

additional source Rı́os, C.; Sanz, S.; Saavedra, C.; Peña, J. (2002). Allozyme variation in populations of scallops, <i>Pecten jacobaeus</i> (L.) and <i>P. maximus</i> (L.) (Bivalvia: Pectinidae), across the Almeria–Oran front. <em>Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology.</em> 267(2): 223-244., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-0981(01)00371-9 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]  OpenAccess publication 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species impact Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Outcompetes native species for resources and/or space [details]

Introduced species impact Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Genetic impacts: hybridisation and introgression [details]

Introduced species impact Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Water abstraction or nuisance fouling [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Aquaculture [details]

From other sources
Distribution Living specimens of Pecten maximus are often supplied by the fisherman. The exact origin is not known (Vanwalleghem, in litt.). [details]

Length >150 mm [details]
LanguageName 
Catalan petxina de pelegrí de l'Atlàntic  [details]
Danish stor kammuslingkammusling  [details]
Dutch St. Jacobschelpsint-jacobsschelpgrote mantelschelpgrote mantel  [details]
English St. James' shellscalloppelgrim scallopking scallopgreat scallopgreat Atlantic scallopcoquille St. Jacquescommon scallop  [details]
French grande vannegrande coquille st. Jacquescoquille St-Jacques atlantiquecocquille Saint-Jacques  [details]
Galician vieira  [details]
German Kammuschelgroβe PilgermuschelGroße Pilgermuschelgrosse KammmuschelGroße JakobsmuschelAtlantische Pilgermuschel  [details]
Icelandic risdiskur  [details]
Italian ventagliopettine maggiorecappasanta atlantica  [details]
Norwegian Bokmål kamskjell  [details]
Norwegian Nynorsk kamskjel  [details]
Portuguese vieira  [details]
Russian grebeshok  [details]
Spanish concha de Santiagoconcha de peregrino  [details]
Swedish stor kammusslakalmmussla  [details]
Welsh cragen gylchog  [details]