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Pecten varius (Linnaeus, 1758)

AphiaID

147465 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:147465)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (synonym)

Accepted name

Chlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Mimachlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank

Species

Parent

Pecten O. F. Müller, 1776

Original name

Ostrea varia Linnaeus, 1758

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Variety Pecten varius var. arzellus Gregorio, 1885 accepted as Mimachlamys varia varia (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Variety Pecten varius var. gaperus Gregorio, 1885 accepted as Mimachlamys varia varia (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

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

Original description

(of Ostrea varia Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Pecten varius (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=147465 on 2026-08-13

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-03-15 09:13:06Z

created

Claus, Simon

2012-09-28 07:48:14Z

checked

Dijkstra, Henk

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Nomenclature

original description (of Ostrea varia Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 698 [details] Available for editors

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basis of record de Kluijver, M. J.; Ingalsuo, S. S.; de Bruyne, R. H. (2000). Macrobenthos of the North Sea [CD-ROM]: 1. Keys to Mollusca and Brachiopoda. <em>World Biodiversity Database CD-ROM Series. Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI): Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 3-540-14706-3. 1 cd-rom.</em> (look up in IMIS) [details]

Taxonomy

source of synonymy de Kluijver, M. J.; Ingalsuo, S. S.; de Bruyne, R. H. (2000). Macrobenthos of the North Sea [CD-ROM]: 1. Keys to Mollusca and Brachiopoda. <em>World Biodiversity Database CD-ROM Series. Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI): Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 3-540-14706-3. 1 cd-rom.</em> (look up in IMIS) [details]

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