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Aequipecten opercularis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Ostrea opercularis was named by Linnaeus (1758) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Western Europe.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Pecten opercularis by Lamarck (1819), Wood (1850); it was recombined as Chlamys opercularis by van Regteren Altena (1937); it was recombined as Pecten (Chlamys) opercularis by Heering (1950); it was recombined as Pecten (Aequipecten) opercularis by Heering (1950); it was recombined as Chlamys (Aequipecten) opercularis by Glibert (1957); it was recombined as Lyropecten (Aequipecten) opercularis by van Regteren Altena et al. (1969); it was synonymized subjectively with Entolium orbiculare by Dhondt (1971); it was recombined as Aequipecten (Aequipecten) opercularis by Cavallo and Repetto (1992); it was recombined as Aequipecten opercularis by Lucas (1979), Woodring (1982), Marquet and Dijkstra (2000).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. aequivalvis, A. alternicostatus, A. andersoni, A. angelonii, A. angelonii, A. arachnoideus, A. beaveri, A. bollenensis, A. bouchardi, A. camaretensis, A. camperilis, A. camperis, A. circularis, A. duwelzi, A. eboerus, A. elegans, A. ephippium, A. fuscopurpureus, A. girondicus, A. harveri, A. insuetus, A. intercedens, A. interstriatus, A. kotsubu, A. liberata, A. liberatus, A. magneauritus, A. misolensis, A. northamptoni, A. opecularis, A. opercolaris, A. operularis, A. palinurus, A. paraensis, A. perplanus, A. plurinominis, A. plurinomis, A. pluronimus, A. radians, A. raymondi, A. scabrella, A. seniensis, A. subarmatus, A. subfibrosus, A. submalvinae, A. toyorensis, A. uloa, A. validus, A. vulgaris, A. zenonis, A. zitteli, A. eboreus, A. evergladensis, A. maturensis, A. rutamensis, A. tamiamiensis, Chlamys angelonii, Chlamys arachnoideus, Chlamys ature, Chlamys benedictus, Chlamys clinchfieldensis, Chlamys cocoana, Chlamys corymbiatus, Chlamys deleta, Chlamys deshayesi, Chlamys elegans, Chlamys elegans, Chlamys exageratus, Chlamys farsanensis, Chlamys flabellum, Chlamys flava, Chlamys jackloweciana, Chlamys judaica, Chlamys lessepsii, Chlamys martini, Chlamys menkei, Chlamys multistriata, Chlamys nebrodensis, Chlamys octoplicoides, Chlamys perrugosa, Chlamys prototransquebaricus, Chlamys quinquepartita, Chlamys rhodopianus, Chlamys spillmani, Chlamys spinulosa, Chlamys subdiscors, Chlamys tchichatcheffi, Chlamys tella, Chlamys tjaringinensis, Lyropecten wisniowskii, Pecten arachnoideus, Pecten kikaiensis, Pecten mbalavuensis, Pecten northamptoni, Pecten reevei, Pecten spectabilis, Pecten subserricosta

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Ostrea opercularis Linnaeus
1791Ostrea dubia Gmelin p. 575 figs. pl. 16, fig. 16
1814Ostrea dubia Brocchi p. 575 figs. pl. 16, fig. 16
1819Pecten opercularis Lamarck p. 172
1825Pecten gracilis Sowerby p. 129 figs. pl. 393, fig, 2
1850Pecten opercularis Wood p. 35
1850Pecten gracilis Wood p. 37
1850Pecten dubius Wood p. 38
1937Chlamys opercularis van Regteren Altena p. 61
1950Pecten (Aequipecten) opercularis Heering p. 13
1950Pecten (Chlamys) opercularis Heering p. 46
1957Chlamys (Aequipecten) opercularis Glibert p. 28
1969Lyropecten (Aequipecten) opercularis van Regteren Altena and et al. p. 16
1979Aequipecten opercularis Lucas p. 14
1982Aequipecten opercularis Woodring
1992Aequipecten (Aequipecten) opercularis Cavallo and Repetto p. 186
2000Aequipecten opercularis Marquet and Dijkstra p. 40

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
—PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familyPectinidaeWilkes 1810
subfamilyChlamydinaevon Teppner 1922
genusAequipectenFischer 1886
speciesopercularis()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Invalid names: Ostrea dubia Gmelin 1791 [synonym], Pecten gracilis Sowerby 1825 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-09-09 08:17:08
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:17:08
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 20.45000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (62 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Italy Aequipecten opercularis (178108)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Austria Chlamys opercularis (65161)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Belgium Aequipecten opercularis (77861)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Greece Chlamys opercularis (72305)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Greece Chlamys opercularis (72310)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Belgium Aequipecten opercularis (77862 77863 77864 77867 77868 77869 77870 77871)
Tortonian - Messinian11.63 - 5.333Spain Chlamys opercularis (69788)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Aequipecten opercularis (70863)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Portugal Aequipecten opercularis (152330)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Greece Chlamys opercularis (72318)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium Aequipecten opercularis (86801 86802)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Chlamys opercularis (55828) Pecten dubius (84755 84763 84795 84992)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Algeria Aequipecten opercularis (168391 168392)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Belgium Pecten opercularis (80674)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58United Kingdom (England) Pecten dubius (84764 84796) Pecten gracilis, Pecten dubius (84759 84798) Pecten opercularis (84819)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Belgium Aequipecten opercularis (86803 86804 86805 86806)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Greece Chlamys opercularis (72414 72415)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Algeria Aequipecten opercularis (238090)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Italy (Emilia-Romagna) Aequipecten opercularis (178117)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58United Kingdom (England) Chlamys opercularis (55829)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Belgium Aequipecten opercularis (86807 86808)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Italy Aequipecten opercularis (78312)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774United Kingdom (England) Chlamys opercularis (97963 97964 97965 97966 97967 97968 97969 98034 98041)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) Pecten opercularis (84833 84834)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Egypt Chlamys opercularis (101633)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Ireland Chlamys opercularis (178118)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Netherlands Aequipecten opercularis (98197 98205)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Morocco Chlamys opercularis (127618)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain Aequipecten opercularis (76581)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece Aequipecten opercularis (88773)