WoRMS taxon details
Nodipecten nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
225252 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:225252)
accepted
Species
Lyropecten nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Lyropecten nodosus gabonensis (Nicolay, 1981) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Nodipecten nodosus gabonensis Nicolay, 1981 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ostrea decemradiata Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted
Ostrea nodosa Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Pecten nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
- Subspecies Nodipecten nodosus gabonensis Nicolay, 1981 accepted as Nodipecten nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine
(of Ostrea nodosa Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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page(s): 697 [details] Available for editors
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Depth range below littoral
Depth range below littoral [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Nodipecten nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225252 on 2026-06-29
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Ostrea nodosa Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 697 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Ostrea decemradiata Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
original description (of Nodipecten nodosus gabonensis Nicolay, 1981) Nicolay, K. (1981). <i>Nodipecten nodosus gabonensis</i> n. ssp. (Bivalvia: Pectinidae). <em>La Conchiglia.</em> 150-151: 17. [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Ardovini, R.; Cossignani, T. (2004). West African seashells (including Azores, Madeira and Canary Is.) = Conchiglie dell'Africa Occidentale (incluse Azzorre, Madeira e Canarie). English-Italian edition. L'Informatore Piceno: Ancona, Italy. ISBN 88-86070-11-X. 319 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 697 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Ostrea decemradiata Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
original description (of Nodipecten nodosus gabonensis Nicolay, 1981) Nicolay, K. (1981). <i>Nodipecten nodosus gabonensis</i> n. ssp. (Bivalvia: Pectinidae). <em>La Conchiglia.</em> 150-151: 17. [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Ardovini, R.; Cossignani, T. (2004). West African seashells (including Azores, Madeira and Canary Is.) = Conchiglie dell'Africa Occidentale (incluse Azzorre, Madeira e Canarie). English-Italian edition. L'Informatore Piceno: Ancona, Italy. ISBN 88-86070-11-X. 319 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]Identification resource
identification resource
Cosel, R. von; Gofas, S. (2019). <i>Marine bivalves of tropical West Africa: from Rio de Oro to southern Angola</i>. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum, Paris, IRD Éditions, Marseille (Faune et Flore tropicales, volume 48): 1-1104. , available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/fft48
page(s): 246-247 [details]
page(s): 246-247 [details]
Other
context source (Bermuda)
Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
additional source Gabb, W. M. (1873). On the topography and geology of Santo Domingo. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series.</em> 15(1): 49-259, 2 maps., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46059253
page(s): 256 [details]
additional source 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 [request]
additional source 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): 124; pl. 18 figs 5-9; note: fossil occurrences [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Gabb, W. M. (1873). On the topography and geology of Santo Domingo. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series.</em> 15(1): 49-259, 2 maps., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46059253
page(s): 256 [details]
additional source 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
[request]additional source 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): 124; pl. 18 figs 5-9; note: fossil occurrences [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Lyropecten nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (50 publications) (from synonym Ostrea nodosa Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To Conchology (Nodipecten nodosus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nodipecten nodosus)
To GenBank (289 nucleotides; 25 proteins)
To GenBank (289 nucleotides; 25 proteins) (from synonym Lyropecten nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Malacopics (Nodipecten nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758) Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Cabo Frio, rubble botto...
To Malacopics (Nodipecten nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758) Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Cabo Frio, rubble botto...
To Malacopics (Nodipecten nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758) Gabon, Gulf of Guinea, collected 1986-00-00, ex...
To Malacopics (Nodipecten nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758) Gulf of Mexico , ex coll. J. Trausel)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lyropecten nodosus (Linné, 1758) (USNM 800947) outer view) (from synonym Lyropecten nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lyropecten nodosus USNM 1196314) (from synonym Lyropecten nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Lyropecten nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Lyropecten nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (50 publications) (from synonym Ostrea nodosa Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To Conchology (Nodipecten nodosus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nodipecten nodosus)
To GenBank (289 nucleotides; 25 proteins)
To GenBank (289 nucleotides; 25 proteins) (from synonym Lyropecten nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Malacopics (Nodipecten nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758) Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Cabo Frio, rubble botto...
To Malacopics (Nodipecten nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758) Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Cabo Frio, rubble botto...
To Malacopics (Nodipecten nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758) Gabon, Gulf of Guinea, collected 1986-00-00, ex...
To Malacopics (Nodipecten nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758) Gulf of Mexico , ex coll. J. Trausel)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lyropecten nodosus (Linné, 1758) (USNM 800947) outer view) (from synonym Lyropecten nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lyropecten nodosus USNM 1196314) (from synonym Lyropecten nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Lyropecten nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Lyropecten nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To ITIS
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