Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Pteriomorphia > Order Pectinoida > Superfamily Pectinoidea > Family Pectinidae > Subfamily Pedinae > Genus Aequipecten

Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Aequipecten*	P. Fischer, 1886	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Ostrea opercularis*	Linnaeus, 1758	basionym
*Chlamys bruei coeni*	Nordsieck, 1969	synonym
*Chlamys bruei pulchricostata*	Nordsieck, 1969	synonym
*Ostrea dubia*	Gmelin, 1791	synonym
*Ostrea elegans*	Gmelin, 1791	synonym
*Ostrea opercularis*	Linnaeus, 1758	synonym
*Ostrea versicolor*	Gmelin, 1791	synonym
*Pecten audouinii*	Payraudeau, 1826	synonym
*Pecten daucus*	Reeve, 1853	synonym
*Pecten heliacus*	Dall, 1925	synonym
*Pecten lineatus*	da Costa, 1778	synonym
*Pecten lineatus var. albida*	Locard, 1888	synonym
*Pecten lineatus var. bicolor*	Locard, 1888	synonym
*Pecten opercularis*	(Linnaeus, 1758)	synonym
*Pecten opercularis var. albopurpurascens*	Lamarck, 1819	synonym
*Pecten opercularis var. albovariegata*	Clement, 1875	synonym
*Pecten opercularis var. aspera*	Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1889	synonym
*Pecten opercularis var. concolor*	Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1889	synonym
*Pecten opercularis var. depressa*	Locard, 1888	synonym
*Pecten opercularis var. elongata*	Jeffreys, 1864	synonym
*Pecten opercularis var. luteus*	Lamarck, 1819	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Albanian: freskorja e mbretëreshës sources: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.

Bokmål (Norwegian): harpeskjell sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Catalan: xel sources: TermCat, The Center for Terminology.

Danish: jomfruøsters sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

English: queen scallop sources: Lindner, G. (1999). Schelpengids: schelpen uit de wereldzeeën, vorm, voorkomen, systematiek [The shell guide: shells from the world oceans, shape, distribution and systematics]. Tirion: Baarn, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-409-3. 320 pp.

French: olivette; pageline; peigne; pétoncle blanc; picheline; vanneau sources: Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.;TermCat, The Center for Terminology.;Lindner, G. (1999). Schelpengids: schelpen uit de wereldzeeën, vorm, voorkomen, systematiek [The shell guide: shells from the world oceans, shape, distribution and systematics]. Tirion: Baarn, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-409-3. 320 pp.

German: gefelderte Kammmuschel; kleine Pilgermuschel; Reisemantel sources: TermCat, The Center for Terminology.;Strandvondsten van Gravelines tot Nieuwpoort. Ecogids Tjiftjaf;Lindner, G. (1999). Schelpengids: schelpen uit de wereldzeeën, vorm, voorkomen, systematiek [The shell guide: shells from the world oceans, shape, distribution and systematics]. Tirion: Baarn, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-409-3. 320 pp.

Greek: Χτένι sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Italian: canestrello; leque sources: TermCat, The Center for Terminology.

Norwegian: harpeskjell sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian Bokmål: harpeskjell sources: Systema Naturae ed. 10: 698

Norwegian Nynorsk: harpeskjel sources: Systema Naturae ed. 10: 698

Nynorsk (Norwegian): harpeskjel sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Swedish: hoppmussla

Literature

original description	Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp.
basis of record	Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
additional source	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	Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.
additional source	Dyntaxa (2013) Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013].
additional source	Vanderperren, J.-P. (1991). Report Natural History Archive 1990 [Verslag Natuurhistorisch Archief 1990]. De Strandvlo 11(3): 65-75
additional source	Backeljau, T. (1986). Lijst van de recente mariene mollusken van België [List of the recent marine molluscs of Belgium]. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium. 106 pp.

Genbank

Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
Marine Life Information Network - UK
Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications)
Barcode of Life
GenBank (96 nucleotides; 22 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Dijkstra, H.; Gofas, S. (2014). Aequipecten opercularis (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:140687