BeRMS taxon details
Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
140687 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140687)
accepted
Species
Ostrea opercularis Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Ostrea opercularis 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 [details] Available for editors 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards) Belgian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140687 on 2025-11-10
VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards). Belgian Register of Marine Species. Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140687 on 2025-11-10
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(of Ostrea opercularis 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 [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. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 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 <i>Pecten opercularis</i> e sue forme. <em>Il Naturalista Siciliano.</em> 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 <i>Chlamys opercularis</i> (L.) (Bivalvia, Pectinidae). <em>Vie Marine.</em> 4: 29-36. [details]
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. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 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 <i>Pecten opercularis</i> e sue forme. <em>Il Naturalista Siciliano.</em> 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 <i>Chlamys opercularis</i> (L.) (Bivalvia, Pectinidae). <em>Vie Marine.</em> 4: 29-36. [details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | freskorja e mbretëreshës | [details] |
| Catalan | xel | [details] |
| Danish | jomfruøsters | [details] |
| Dutch | wijde mantel | [details] |
| English | queen scallop | [details] |
| French | vanneaupichelinepétoncle blancpeignepagelineolivette | [details] |
| German | Reisemantelkleine PilgermuschelKleine Kammmuschelgefelderte Kammmuschelbunte KammuschelBunte Kammmuschel | [details] |
| Italian | lequecanestrello | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Χτένι | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | harpeskjell | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | harpeskjel | [details] |
| Swedish | hoppmussla | [details] |
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (76 publications) (from synonym Ostrea opercularis Linnaeus, 1758)
To Conchology (Aequipecten opercularis BROWN)
To Conchology (Aequipecten opercularis BROWN)
To Conchology (Aequipecten opercularis BROWN)
To Conchology (Aequipecten opercularis SET)
To Conchology (Aequipecten opercularis SET)
To Conchology (Aequipecten opercularis SET)
To Conchology (Aequipecten opercularis)
To Conchology (Aequipecten opercularis)
To Conchology (Aequipecten opercularis)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Aequipecten opercularis)
To GenBank (105 nucleotides; 23 proteins)
To GenBank (105 nucleotides; 23 proteins) (from synonym Ostrea opercularis Linnaeus, 1758)
To Malacopics (Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758) France, Bretagne, Cotes-d'Armor)
To Malacopics (Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758) France, Bretagne, Cotes-d'Armor, beached, ...
To Malacopics (Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758) France, Bretagne, Côtes-d'Armor, Erquy Pla...
To Malacopics (Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758) France, Bretagne, Côtes-d'Armor, Erquy Pla...
To Malacopics (Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758) France, Bretagne, Côtes-d'Armor, Erquy, in...
To Malacopics (Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758) France, Bretagne, Finistère, Roscoff, unde...
To Malacopics (Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758) France, Occitanie, Hérault, 18 km off Sète...
To Malacopics (Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758) France, Occitanie, Hérault, 18 km off Sète...
To Malacopics (Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758) Irish Sea, collected 1985, ex coll. J. Tra...
To Malacopics (Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758) Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Forli-Cesena, Rimin...
To Malacopics (Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758) Italy, Liguria, Savona, Isola Gallinara, a...
To Malacopics (Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758) Netherlands, Friesland, Vlieland, collecte...
To Malacopics (Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758) North Sea, Jim Howe Bank, collected 8th Se...
To Malacopics (Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758) )
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Ostrea opercularis Linnaeus, 1758)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (76 publications) (from synonym Ostrea opercularis Linnaeus, 1758)
To Conchology (Aequipecten opercularis BROWN)
To Conchology (Aequipecten opercularis BROWN)
To Conchology (Aequipecten opercularis BROWN)
To Conchology (Aequipecten opercularis SET)
To Conchology (Aequipecten opercularis SET)
To Conchology (Aequipecten opercularis SET)
To Conchology (Aequipecten opercularis)
To Conchology (Aequipecten opercularis)
To Conchology (Aequipecten opercularis)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Aequipecten opercularis)
To GenBank (105 nucleotides; 23 proteins)
To GenBank (105 nucleotides; 23 proteins) (from synonym Ostrea opercularis Linnaeus, 1758)
To Malacopics (Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758) France, Bretagne, Cotes-d'Armor)
To Malacopics (Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758) France, Bretagne, Cotes-d'Armor, beached, ...
To Malacopics (Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758) France, Bretagne, Côtes-d'Armor, Erquy Pla...
To Malacopics (Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758) France, Bretagne, Côtes-d'Armor, Erquy Pla...
To Malacopics (Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758) France, Bretagne, Côtes-d'Armor, Erquy, in...
To Malacopics (Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758) France, Bretagne, Finistère, Roscoff, unde...
To Malacopics (Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758) France, Occitanie, Hérault, 18 km off Sète...
To Malacopics (Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758) France, Occitanie, Hérault, 18 km off Sète...
To Malacopics (Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758) Irish Sea, collected 1985, ex coll. J. Tra...
To Malacopics (Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758) Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Forli-Cesena, Rimin...
To Malacopics (Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758) Italy, Liguria, Savona, Isola Gallinara, a...
To Malacopics (Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758) Netherlands, Friesland, Vlieland, collecte...
To Malacopics (Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758) North Sea, Jim Howe Bank, collected 8th Se...
To Malacopics (Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758) )
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Ostrea opercularis Linnaeus, 1758)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
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