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Aequipecten (Aequipecten)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Aequipecten (Aequipecten) was named by Fischer (1886). It is extant.

It was assigned to Aequipecten by Fischer (1886), Cavallo and Repetto (1992), Vera-Peláez et al. (2004).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Aequipecten aequivalvis, Aequipecten alternicostatus, Aequipecten andersoni, Aequipecten angelonii, Aequipecten angelonii, Aequipecten arachnoideus, Aequipecten beaveri, Aequipecten bollenensis, Aequipecten bouchardi, Aequipecten camaretensis, Aequipecten camperilis, Aequipecten camperis, Aequipecten circularis, Aequipecten duwelzi, Aequipecten eboerus, Aequipecten eboreus, Aequipecten elegans, Aequipecten ephippium, Aequipecten evergladensis, Aequipecten fuscopurpureus, Aequipecten girondicus, Aequipecten harveri, Aequipecten insuetus, Aequipecten intercedens, Aequipecten interstriatus, Aequipecten kotsubu, Aequipecten liberata, Aequipecten liberatus, Aequipecten magneauritus, Aequipecten maturensis, Aequipecten misolensis, Aequipecten northamptoni, Aequipecten opecularis, Aequipecten opercolaris, Aequipecten opercularis, Aequipecten operularis, Aequipecten palinurus, Aequipecten paraensis, Aequipecten perplanus, Aequipecten plurinominis, Aequipecten plurinomis, Aequipecten pluronimus, Aequipecten radians, Aequipecten raymondi, Aequipecten rutamensis, Aequipecten scabrella, Aequipecten seniensis, Aequipecten subarmatus, Aequipecten subfibrosus, Aequipecten submalvinae, Aequipecten tamiamiensis, Aequipecten toyorensis, Aequipecten uloa, Aequipecten validus, Aequipecten vulgaris, Aequipecten zenonis, Aequipecten zitteli, 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
Entered
by A. Hendy on 2007-11-23; modified by M. Krause on 2025-06-26

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Aequipecten (Aequipecten) Fischer
1992Aequipecten (Aequipecten) Cavallo and Repetto p. 186
2004Aequipecten (Aequipecten) Vera-Peláez et al. p. 255

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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
subgenusAequipectenFischer 1886

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.

Subg. Aequipecten (Aequipecten) Fischer 1886
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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: Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926
Collections
No collection or age range data are available