WoRMS taxon details
Pandora inaequivalvis (Linnaeus, 1758)
140674 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140674)
accepted
Species
Pandora margaritacea Lamarck, 1801 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym
Pandora rostrata Lamarck, 1818 sensu R. A. Philippi, 1836 · unaccepted > misapplication
Solen inaequivalvis Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
- Variety Pandora inaequivalvis var. obtusa Jeffreys, 1865 accepted as Pandora pinna (Montagu, 1803)
- Variety Pandora inaequivalvis var. sicula E. Lamy, 1934 accepted as Pandora sicula E. Lamy, 1934
- Variety Pandora inaequivalvis var. tenuis Jeffreys, 1865 accepted as Pandora albida (Röding, 1798)
marine
(of Solen inaequivalvis Linnaeus, 1758) 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.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787 [details] Available for editors 
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MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Pandora inaequivalvis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140674 on 2026-05-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Pandora margaritacea Lamarck, 1801) Lamarck, J. B. de. (1801). Système des animaux sans vertèbres, ou tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux. <em>Published by the author and Deterville, Paris.</em> : viii + 432 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14117719
page(s): 137; note: not to be confused with Corbula margaritacea introduced on the same page and basionym for Periploma margaritaceum (Lamarck, 1801) [details]
original description (of Solen inaequivalvis Linnaeus, 1758) 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.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787 [details] Available for editors [request]
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. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
page(s): 137; note: not to be confused with Corbula margaritacea introduced on the same page and basionym for Periploma margaritaceum (Lamarck, 1801) [details]
original description (of Solen inaequivalvis Linnaeus, 1758) 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.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787 [details] Available for editors
[request]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. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
Other
additional source
Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198573562.001.0001 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198573562.001.0001 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | Pandoraschelp | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (172 publications) (from synonym Pandora rostrata Lamarck, 1818 sensu R. A. Philippi, 1836)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (66 publications)
To Malacopics (Pandora inaequivalvis (Linnaeus, 1758) Croatia, Zadarska, Zadar , collected 10th Jul...
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI (from synonym Solen inaequivalvis Linnaeus, 1758)
To PESI (from synonym Pandora margaritacea Lamarck, 1801)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (66 publications)
To Malacopics (Pandora inaequivalvis (Linnaeus, 1758) Croatia, Zadarska, Zadar , collected 10th Jul...
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI (from synonym Solen inaequivalvis Linnaeus, 1758)
To PESI (from synonym Pandora margaritacea Lamarck, 1801)
To PESI
To ITIS
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