MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Aequipecten atlanticus (E. A. Smith, 1890)

Traits name details

Aequipecten atlanticus (E. A. Smith, 1890)

AphiaID

715071 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:715071)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Perapecten atlanticus (E. A. Smith, 1890)

Rank

Species

Parent

Aequipecten P. Fischer, 1886

Original name

Pecten atlanticus E. A. Smith, 1890

Environment

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

Original description

(of ) Smith, E. A. (1890). Report on the marine molluscan fauna of the island of St. Helena. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1890(2): 247-317, pls. 21-24., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31014404
page(s): 306, pl. 22, figs 9-9b. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Aequipecten atlanticus (E. A. Smith, 1890). Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=715071 on 2025-05-27

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Aequipecten atlanticus (E. A. Smith, 1890). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=715071 on 2025-05-27

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2013-01-09 10:55:50Z

created

Sartori, André F.

2018-03-27 07:21:03Z

changed

Gofas, Serge

2019-12-07 08:18:00Z

changed

Gofas, Serge

2024-06-19 09:56:31Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

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Sources (3)
Documented distribution (0)

original description (of ) Smith, E. A. (1890). Report on the marine molluscan fauna of the island of St. Helena. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1890(2): 247-317, pls. 21-24., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31014404
page(s): 306, pl. 22, figs 9-9b. [details]

additional source Huber, M. (2010). Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 625 and supplementary material; note: treated as a synonym of Aequipecten commutatus (Monterosato, 1875) [details]

identification resource Cosel, R. von; Gofas, S. (2019). Marine bivalves of tropical West Africa: from Rio de Oro to southern Angola. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum, Paris, IRD Éditions, Marseille (Faune et Flore tropicales, volume 48): 1-1104.
page(s): 254; note: treated as valid species, distinct from Aequipecten commutatus (Monterosato, 1875) [details]

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Introduced: alien

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