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

Flexopecten glaber (Linnaeus, 1758)

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

*Ostrea glabra*	Linnaeus, 1758	basionym
*Ostrea proteus*	Dillwyn, 1817	basionym
*Chlamys glabra*	(Linnaeus, 1758)	synonym
*Chlamys proteus*	(Dillwyn, 1817)	synonym
*Chlamys subsulcata*	(Locard, 1888)	synonym
*Flexopecten glaber glaber*	(Linnaeus, 1758)	synonym
*Flexopecten glaber proteus*	(Dillwyn, 1817)	synonym
*Ostrea aurantia*	Gmelin, 1791	synonym
*Ostrea citrina*	Gmelin, 1791	synonym
*Ostrea glabra*	Linnaeus, 1758	synonym
*Ostrea maculata*	Born, 1778	synonym
*Ostrea nebulosa*	Gmelin, 1791	synonym
*Ostrea proteus*	Dillwyn, 1817	synonym
*Ostrea rustica*	Gmelin, 1791	synonym
*Ostrea sulcata*	Born, 1778	synonym
*Pecten anisopleurus*	Locard, 1888	synonym
*Pecten distans*	Lamarck, 1819	synonym
*Pecten flavidulus*	Lamarck, 1819	synonym
*Pecten glaber*	(Linnaeus, 1758)	synonym
*Pecten glaber var. pontica*	Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1898	synonym
*Pecten golus*	de Gregorio, 1885	synonym
*Pecten griseus*	Lamarck, 1819	synonym
*Pecten pirillus*	de Gregorio, 1885	synonym
*Pecten praeteritus*	Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1898	synonym
*Pecten sulcatus*	Lamarck, 1819	synonym
*Pecten unicolor*	Lamarck, 1819	synonym
*Pecten virgo*	Lamarck, 1819	synonym

Children

Flexopecten glaber ponticus (Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1889)

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Greek: Γυαλιστερό χτένι

Literature

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.

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
GenBank (82 nucleotides; 33 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Dijkstra, H. (2014). Flexopecten glaber (Linnaeus, 1758). 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:236720

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Occurrence

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Environment

marine

Importance

EU Birds Directive:
Annex I 2009 This species is the subject of special conservation measures concerning their habitat in order to ensure their survival and reproduction in their area of distribution, according to Annex I of the EU Bird Directive 2009/147/EC.

This species is the subject of special conservation measures concerning their habitat in order to ensure their survival and reproduction in their area of distribution, according to Annex I of the EU Bird Directive 2009/147/EC.

Annex II/B 2009 This species may be hunted under national legislation, as long as it does not jeopardise conservation efforts in their distribution area, and only in the Member States in respect of which they are indicated in the Directive, according to Annex II/B of the EU Bird Directive 2009/147/EC.

This species may be hunted under national legislation, as long as it does not jeopardise conservation efforts in their distribution area, and only in the Member States in respect of which they are indicated in the Directive, according to Annex II/B of the EU Bird Directive 2009/147/EC.

IUCN:
Red List status LC 2009 This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

Red List status LC 2009 This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

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2009-04-30 by Henk Dijkstra

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