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Pteria hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758)

140891  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140891)

accepted
Species
Avicula aculeata Risso, 1826 · unaccepted (synonym)
Avicula anglica T. Brown, 1827 · unaccepted (synonym)
Avicula britannica Leach, 1852 · unaccepted (synonym)
Avicula communis Lamarck, 1801 · unaccepted (synonym)
Avicula falcata Lamarck, 1819 · unaccepted (synonym)
Avicula hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Avicula plicatula Dunker, 1872 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Avicula tarentina Lamarck, 1819 · unaccepted (synonym)
Avicula vitrea Reeve, 1857 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine
(of Mytilus hirundo 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
page(s): 706 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Note not specified [southern seas and Mediterranean]  
From editor or global species database
Type locality not specified [southern seas and Mediterranean] [details]
Distribution Eastern Atlantic, from the British Isles to Angola, also in the Canary and Cape Verde Islands; Mediterranean. Gorringe,...  
Distribution Eastern Atlantic, from the British Isles to Angola, also in the Canary and Cape Verde Islands; Mediterranean. Gorringe, Ampère, Seine and Josephine seamounts, uncommon in 165-280 m [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Pteria hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140891 on 2024-11-25
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original description (of Mytilus hirundo 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
page(s): 706 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Avicula aculeata Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. <em>[book series].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5. Paris, F.G. Levrault. vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984
page(s): 308 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Avicula anglica T. Brown, 1827) Brown, T. (1827). Illustrations of the conchology of Great Britain and Ireland. Drawn from nature. <em>W.H. Lizars and D. Lizars, Edinburgh and S. Highley, London.</em> 144 pp., 52 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127868 [details] 

original description (of Avicula communis Lamarck, 1801) Lamarck, J. B. (1801). Système des animaux sans vertèbres, ou tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux; Présentant leurs caractères essentiels et leur distribution, d'apres la considération de leurs rapports naturels et de leur organisation, et suivant l'arrangement établi dans les galeries du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, parmi leurs dépouilles conservées; Précédé du discours d'ouverture du Cours de Zoologie, donné dans le Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle l'an 8 de la République. [System of animals without vertebrae, or general table of the classes, orders and genera of these animals; Presenting their essential characteristics and their distribution, according to the consideration of their natural relationships and their organization, and following the arrangement established in the galleries of the Museum of Natural History, among their preserved remains; Preceded by the opening speech of the Course of Zoology, given in the National Museum of Natural History in the year 8 of the Republic.]. <em>Published by the author and Deterville, Paris.</em> : viii + 432 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14117719
page(s): 134 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Avicula tarentina Lamarck, 1819) Lamarck [J.-B. M.] de. (1819). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome 6(1): vi + 343 pp. Paris: published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47441
page(s): 148 [details] 

original description (of Avicula vitrea Reeve, 1857) Reeve, L. A. (1857). Monograph of the genus <i>Avicula</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 8, pls 1-7 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 2-14, March 1857; pls. 1, 15-18, June 1857]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9127570 [details] 

original description (of Avicula plicatula Dunker, 1872) Dunker, W. (1852). Aviculacea nova. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie.</em> 9(5): 73–80., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16300771
page(s): 75 [details] 

original description (of Avicula signata Reeve, 1857) Reeve, L. A. (1857). Monograph of the genus <i>Avicula</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 8, pls 1-7 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 2-14, March 1857; pls. 1, 15-18, June 1857]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9127570 [details] 

original description (of Avicula marmorata Reeve, 1857) Reeve, L. A. (1857). Monograph of the genus <i>Avicula</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 8, pls 1-7 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 2-14, March 1857; pls. 1, 15-18, June 1857]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9127570
page(s): pl. 15, species 58. [details] 

original description (of Avicula britannica Leach, 1852) Leach, W. E. (1852). Molluscorum Britanniae Synopsis. A synopsis of the Mollusca of Great Britain arranged according to their natural affinities and anatomical structure. Van Voorst, London, viii + 376 pp. (edited posthumously by J. E. Gray). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13107076 [details] 

original description (of Avicula falcata Lamarck, 1819) Lamarck [J.-B. M.] de. (1819). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome 6(1): vi + 343 pp. Paris: published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47441
page(s): 148 [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 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] 

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details] 

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.
page(s): 230-231 [details] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Syntype (of Avicula versicolor Dunker, 1872) ZMB 108.686 [details]
Syntype (of Avicula undata Dunker, 1872) ZMB 108.688 [details]
Syntype (of Avicula jeffreysi Dunker, 1872) ZMB 108.691 [details]
From editor or global species database
Biology Type of larval development: not documented [inferred from similar species to be planktotrophic]  [details]

Diagnosis Species of medium size, usually 60-70 mm, but occasionally more than 100 mm, strongly inequilateral with maximum extension towards the posteroventral edge. Cardinal line very long, with a blunt triangular ear and a long and narrow projection on the posterior side. External surface smooth, with irregular flat scales towards the ventral margin and a well developed periostracum; brown with darker radial bands. Edge of the shell smooth, very thin and fragile, often fragmented. Interior nacreous except for the area bordering the ventral margin. Muscle scar circular, situated at the upper 2/3 near the vertical midline. Ligament extending from the umbo to almost half of the posterior projection. Animal byssally attached to the substrate, often gorgonians or other elevated positions. [details]

Distribution Eastern Atlantic, from the British Isles to Angola, also in the Canary and Cape Verde Islands; Mediterranean. Gorringe, Ampère, Seine and Josephine seamounts, uncommon in 165-280 m [details]

Type locality not specified [southern seas and Mediterranean] [details]

From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal in Romanian part of the Black Sea : Shipping [details]

Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
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LanguageName 
Albanian midhja zog  [details]
English wing shellglassy wing-oyster [from synonym]European wing-oysterEuropean wing shell  [details]
German VogelmuschelGläserne Flügelmuschel [from synonym]FlügelmuschelEuropäische VogelmuschelEuropäische Flügelmuschel  [details]
Modern Greek (1453-) Φτερόστρειδο  [details]
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