WoRMS taxon details
Aequipecten flabellum (Gmelin, 1791)
225277 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:225277)
accepted
Species
Argopecten flabellum (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted
Chlamys flabellum (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted
Ostrea flabellum Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Ostrea flabellum Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3321 [details]
page(s): 3321 [details]
Depth range littoral-below littoral
Depth range littoral-below littoral [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Aequipecten flabellum (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225277 on 2025-07-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Ostrea flabellum Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3321 [details]
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. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 3321 [details]
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. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Identification resource
identification resource
Cosel, R. von; Gofas, S. (2019). <i>Marine bivalves of tropical West Africa: from Rio de Oro to southern Angola</i>. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum, Paris, IRD Éditions, Marseille (Faune et Flore tropicales, volume 48): 1-1104.
page(s): 250-251 [details]
page(s): 250-251 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | African fan scallop | [details] |
| German | Afrikanische FächermuschelAfrikanische Fächer-Kammmuschel | [details] |
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To Malacopics (Aequipecten flabellum (Gmelin, 1791) Senegal, Dakar, Dakar, by trawling, at 2-3 m de...
To Malacopics (Aequipecten flabellum (Gmelin, 1791) West Africa, Senegal, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To Malacopics (Aequipecten flabellum (Gmelin, 1791) West Africa, Senegal, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Argopecten flabellum (Gmelin, 1791))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Chlamys flabellum (Gmelin, 1791))
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To Malacopics (Aequipecten flabellum (Gmelin, 1791) Senegal, Dakar, Dakar, by trawling, at 2-3 m de...
To Malacopics (Aequipecten flabellum (Gmelin, 1791) West Africa, Senegal, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To Malacopics (Aequipecten flabellum (Gmelin, 1791) West Africa, Senegal, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Argopecten flabellum (Gmelin, 1791))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Chlamys flabellum (Gmelin, 1791))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
Unreviewed
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