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MSBIAS taxon details

Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Picture of Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758)

AphiaID

140687 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140687)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Aequipecten P. Fischer, 1886

Original name

Ostrea opercularis Linnaeus, 1758

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

(of ) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2025) Marine Species of the British Isles and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140687 on 2025-05-11

Regional species database citation

The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2025). Marine Species of the British Isles and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140687 on 2025-05-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Gofas, Serge

2009-04-30 13:20:50Z

changed

Dijkstra, Henk

2023-06-07 07:55:36Z

changed

Vinarski, Maxim

[taxonomic tree]

original description (of ) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

context source (BeRMS 2020) Marine Biology Section, Ugent. Belgium. INRAM. Benthic fauna monitoring- SSD - Belgian Science Policy., available online at http://www.vliz.be/projects/inram/imers.php. [details]

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

additional source Monterosato, T. A. di. (1906). Articolo sul Pecten opercularis e sue forme. Il Naturalista Siciliano. New Series, 18(7): 145–151. [February 1st, 1906]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11498099 [details]

additional source Le Pennec M. (1982). L'élevage expérimental de Chlamys opercularis (L.) (Bivalvia, Pectinidae). Vie Marine. 4: 29-36. [details]