WoRMS taxon details
Cyclopecten nanus A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1897
391739 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:391739)
accepted
Species
Similipecten nanus (A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1897) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Verrill, A. E. (1897). A study of the family Pectinidae, with a revision of the genera and subgenera. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 10: 41-95, pls. 16-21., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13456846
page(s): 85-87, pl. 16 fig. 12-12c [details]
page(s): 85-87, pl. 16 fig. 12-12c [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Cyclopecten nanus A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1897. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=391739 on 2026-10-02
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Nomenclature
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Verrill, A. E. (1897). A study of the family Pectinidae, with a revision of the genera and subgenera. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 10: 41-95, pls. 16-21., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13456846
page(s): 85-87, pl. 16 fig. 12-12c [details]
basis of record Turgeon, D. D., W. G. Lyons, P. Mikkelsen, G. Rosenberg, and F. Moretzsohn. 2009. Bivalvia (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 711–744 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, Colleg [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 85-87, pl. 16 fig. 12-12c [details]
basis of record Turgeon, D. D., W. G. Lyons, P. Mikkelsen, G. Rosenberg, and F. Moretzsohn. 2009. Bivalvia (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 711–744 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, Colleg [details] Available for editors
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Waller, T. R. (2011). Neogene paleontology of the northern Dominican Republic. 24. Propeamussiidae and Pectinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Pectinoidea) of the Cibao Valley. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 381: 1-197, pls. 1-18.
page(s): 17; note: Returned to its original combination by Waller (2011: 17), who stated that this species “is regarded tentatively as a Cyclopecten rather than Similipecten based on its commarginal row...
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page(s): 17; note: Returned to its original combination by Waller (2011: 17), who stated that this species “is regarded tentatively as a Cyclopecten rather than Similipecten based on its commarginal row...
Returned to its original combination by Waller (2011: 17), who stated that this species “is regarded tentatively as a Cyclopecten rather than Similipecten based on its commarginal rows of radially elongate prisms and its strongly cross-ridged hinge plates."
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To Malacopics (Similipecten nanus (A.E.Verrill & K.J.Bush,1897) Off French Guiana, 6°21 N 53°40'W,... (from synonym Similipecten nanus (A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1897))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Malacopics (Similipecten nanus (A.E.Verrill & K.J.Bush,1897) Off French Guiana, 6°21 N 53°40'W,... (from synonym Similipecten nanus (A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1897))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally, from synonym
