WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Flexopecten flexuosus (Poli, 1795)

Flexopecten flexuosus (Poli, 1795)
AphiaID: 225259

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Pteriomorphia (Subclass) > Pectinoida (Order) > Pectinoidea (Superfamily) > Pectinidae (Family) > Pectininae (Subfamily) > Pectinini (Tribe) > Flexopecten (Genus)

Status

accepted

Record
status

Checked by Taxonomic Editor

Rank

Species

Parent

Flexopecten Sacco, 1897

Synonymised
taxa

Chlamys flexuosa (Poli, 1795) (currently placed in genus Flexopecten)
Flexopecten coarctatus (Born, 1778)
Pecten amphicyrtus Locard, 1888 (synonym)
Pecten flagellatus Lamarck, 1819 (synonym)
Pecten isabella Lamarck, 1819 (synonym)
Pecten plicatulus Risso, 1826 (synonym)
Pecten polymorphus Bronn in Philippi, 1836 (synonym)

Sources

basis of record: 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: 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. (look up in IMIS) [details]

from synonym: 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] [view taxon]

Vernacular
Names

Language	Name
Modern Greek (1453-)	Πτυχωτό χτένι	[details]

Environment

marine

Distribution

Azores Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Cape Verdean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
European waters (ERMS scope) (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Greek Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Gulf of Gabès [details]
Mediterranean Sea [details]
Morocco [details]
Tunis Gulf [details]

Links

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection

Notes

Depth range: below littoral-upper bathyal [details]

Length: >35 mm [details]

Nomenclature: The earlier name Flexopecten coarctatus (Born, 1778) has been put forward by Huber (2010: 625) as the valid name to be used for this species. However the name Flexopecten flexuosus is in usage and the provisions of ICZN art. 23.9 may apply. Awaiting either confirmation that the requirements of this article are met, and formal declaration of respectively “nomen oblitum” and “nomen protectum”, or bringing the case to the ICZN, the name in prevailing usage is here maintained as “accepted”. [details]

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