Aequipecten P. Fischer, 1886 
AphiaID: 138313

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Mollusca > Bivalvia > Pteriomorphia > Pectinoida > Pectinoidea > Pectinidae > Pedinae

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Genus
Parent		Pedinae Bronn, 1862
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] redescription: Coan E.V. & Valentich-Scott P. (2012) Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. [details]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Species Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Environment		marine
Feedingtype		suspension feeder [details]
Links		To GenBank To ITIS
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138313
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Gofas, Serge 2009-04-26 20:01:08Z   changed   Dijkstra, Henk 2009-04-30 13:20:50Z   changed   Dijkstra, Henk 2010-10-09 17:37:21Z   changed   Bouchet, Philippe 2012-07-15 05:53:05Z   changed   Bouchet, Philippe
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		Citation: Bouchet, P.; Dijkstra, H.; Gofas, S. (2013). Aequipecten P. Fischer, 1886. Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010) The Belgian Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138313 on 2013-05-24
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