WoRMS name details
Pecten testae R. A. Philippi, 1836
246021 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:246021)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
- Variety Pecten testae var. suborbicularis Jeffreys, 1864 accepted as Palliolum striatum (O. F. Müller, 1776) (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Philippi, R. A. (1836). Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 1. xiv + 267 p., pls. 1-12. Sumptibus Simonis Schroppii et Sociorum. Berolini [Berlin]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46935803
page(s): 81, pl. 5, fig. 17; note: name credited to Bivona [e Bernardi], manuscript [details]
page(s): 81, pl. 5, fig. 17; note: name credited to Bivona [e Bernardi], manuscript [details]
Type locality contained in Italy - Western Mediterranean
type locality contained in Italy - Western Mediterranean [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Pecten testae R. A. Philippi, 1836. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=246021 on 2026-06-02
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Nomenclature
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Philippi, R. A. (1836). Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 1. xiv + 267 p., pls. 1-12. Sumptibus Simonis Schroppii et Sociorum. Berolini [Berlin]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46935803
page(s): 81, pl. 5, fig. 17; note: name credited to Bivona [e Bernardi], manuscript [details]
page(s): 81, pl. 5, fig. 17; note: name credited to Bivona [e Bernardi], manuscript [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Authority ex Bivona ms. [details]
