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WoRMS taxon details
Pecten maximus (Linnaeus, 1758)
AphiaID: 140712
AphiaID: 140712
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Pteriomorphia (Subclass) > Pectinoida (Order) > Pectinoidea (Superfamily) > Pectinidae (Family) > Pectininae (Subfamily) > Pectinini (Tribe) > Pecten (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Species | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Pecten O.F. Müller, 1776 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Ostrea maxima Linnaeus, 1758 (basionym) Pecten medius Daniel, 1883 (synonym) Pecten vulgaris Da Costa, 1778 (synonym) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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: 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. (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Vanderperren, J.-P. (1991). Report Natural History Archive 1990 [Verslag Natuurhistorisch Archief 1990]. De Strandvlo 11(3): 65-75 (look up in IMIS) page(s): 73 [details] additional source: Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.) (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Environment | marine | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distribution | Atlantic Europe [details] Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone [details] British Isles [details] De Haan [details] De Panne [details] East Coast of England [details] English Channel [details] European waters (ERMS scope) [details] Morocco [details] Norwegian Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Oostende [details] Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone [Atlantic part] [details] Wimereux [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Feedingtype | suspension feeder [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Links | To CLEMAM BIOTIC Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland To GenBank Marine Life Information Network - UK To Marine Species Identification Portal To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes) To ITIS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes |
Depth range: below littoral [details] 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] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Citation: Dijkstra, H.; Gofas, S. (2009). Pecten maximus (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140712 on 2010-07-30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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