Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Pteriomorphia > Order Pectinoida > Superfamily Pectinoidea > Family Pectinidae > Subfamily Pectininae > Tribe Pectinini > Genus Flexopecten

Flexopecten flexuosus (Poli, 1795)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Flexopecten*	Sacco, 1897	accepted genus name
*Chlamys (Lissopecten)*	Verrill, 1897	synonym

Species group names

*Chlamys flexuosa*	(Poli, 1795)	synonym
*Flexopecten coarctatus*	(Born, 1778)	synonym
*Ostrea coarctata*	Born, 1778	synonym
*Ostrea flexuosa*	Poli, 1795	synonym
*Pecten amphicyrtus*	Locard, 1888	synonym
*Pecten biradiatus*	Tiberi, 1855	synonym
*Pecten ferrugineus*	Locard, 1889	synonym
*Pecten flagellatus*	Lamarck, 1819	synonym
*Pecten isabella*	Lamarck, 1819	synonym
*Pecten plicatulus*	Risso, 1826	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Greek: Πτυχωτό χτένι

Literature

basis of record	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.
additional source	Zamouri-Langar, N.; Chouba, L.; Ajjabi Chebil, L.; Mrabet, R.; El Abed, A. (2011). Les coquillages bivalves des côtes tunisiennes. Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer: Salammbô. ISBN 978-9938-9512-0-2. 128 pp.

Taxon found in 19 publications.

Genbank

Link to Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
GenBank (8 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Dijkstra, H. (2014). Flexopecten flexuosus (Poli, 1795). In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:225259