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Mimachlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758)

To MNHN Fossil collection (Chlamys varia (LINNAEUS, 1758); Figuré; F.A50654)
To MNHN Fossil collection (Chlamys varia (LINNAEUS, 1758); Figuré; F.A50654)

236719  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:236719)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Bivalvia (Class)
  5. Autobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Pteriomorphia (Infraclass)
  7. Pectinida (Order)
  8. Pectinoidea (Superfamily)
  9. Pectinidae (Family)
  10. Pedinae (Subfamily)
  11. Mimachlamydini (Tribe)
  12. Mimachlamys (Genus)
  13. Mimachlamys varia (Species)
accepted
Species
Chlamys (Chlamys) varia (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Chlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Chlamys varius (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (incorrect gender ending)
Ostrea aculeata Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ostrea flammea Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ostrea incarnata Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ostrea rufescens W. Turton, 1802 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ostrea subrufa Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pecten arzellus De Gregorio, 1885 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pecten varia (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Pecten varius (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (synonym)

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(of Ostrea varia Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 698 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mimachlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=236719 on 2025-07-18
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2007-01-23 17:27:48Z
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Appeltans, Ward
2010-03-17 11:53:26Z
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Gofas, Serge

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Nomenclature

original description (of Ostrea aculeata 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 [details] 

original description (of Ostrea subrufa 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 [details] 

original description (of Ostrea flammea 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 [details] 

original description (of Ostrea incarnata 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 [details] 

original description (of Ostrea ochroleuca 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 [details] 

original description (of Ostrea rufescens W. Turton, 1802) Turton W. (1802). A General System of Nature, through the three grand Kingdoms of Animals, Vegetables, and Minerals; systematicallydivided into their several classes, orders, genera, species, and varieties, with their habitations, manners, economy, structure,and peculiarities. Translated from Gmelin's last edition of the celebrated Systema Natura, by Sir Charles Linné : Amended andenlarged by the improvements and discoveries of later naturalists and societies, with appropriate copper-pla. <i>Lackington and co. 4 vol.</i>: , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83209
page(s): Vol. 4, p. 270. [details] 

original description (of Ostrea varia Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 698 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Ostrea seminuda 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 [details] 

original description (of Pecten multicostatus Reeve, 1853) Reeve, L. A. (1852-1853). Monograph of the genus <i>Pecten</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 8, pl. 1-35 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 1-8, Nov. 1852; 9-12, Dec. 1852; 13-16, Feb. 1853; 17-20, Apr. 1853; 21-28, May 1853; 29-32, Jun. 1853; 33-35, Aug. 1853]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11120260 [details] 

original description (of Ostrea media 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 [details] 

basis of record Schiaparelli, S. (2008). Bivalvia. In: Relini G. (ed), <i>Checklist della flora e della fauna dei mari italiani</i>. Parte I. <em>Biologia Marina Mediterranea.</em> 15 (Suppl. 1): 296-314., available online at https://www.sibm.it/public/book-files/SIBM-Biologia-Marina-Mediterranea-15-Suppl-1---2008-ITAENG--Num-.pdf [details] 

Ecology

ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] OpenAccess publication

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): 256 [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] 

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. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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Albanian freskorja e larmishme [from synonym]  [details]
Catalan petxina variada [from synonym]  [details]
Danish varierende kammusling  [details]
Dutch bonte mantel  [details]
English variegated scallop  [details]
French pétoncle noirpétoncle [from synonym]peigne [from synonym]  [details]
Galician zamburiña [from synonym]  [details]
German bunte Kammuschelbunte Kammmuschel [from synonym]Bunte Kammmuschel  [details]
Modern Greek (1453-) ΧλαμύδαΠολύχρωμο χτένιΚαλόγρια  [details]
Norwegian Bokmål urskjell [from synonym]  [details]
Norwegian Nynorsk urskjel [from synonym]  [details]
Spanish zamburiña [from synonym]  [details]
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland (from synonym Chlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758))
Marine Life Information Network - UK (from synonym Chlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Chlamys varius (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (456 publications) (from synonym Pecten varius (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (62 publications) (from synonym Chlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (91 publications) (from synonym Ostrea varia Linnaeus, 1758)
To Dyntaxa (from synonym Chlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mimachlamys varia) 
To GenBank (1568 nucleotides; 89 proteins) 
To GenBank (1568 nucleotides; 89 proteins) (from synonym Chlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) 
To Malacopics (Mimachlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758) Egypt, Gulf of Suez, off Suez, by trawling, ex co... 
To Malacopics (Mimachlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758) France, Bretagne, Morbihan, Golfe de Morbihan, be... 
To Malacopics (Mimachlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758) Greece, Ionia Nisia, Kefallonia, Kefalonia Island... 
To Malacopics (Mimachlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758) Greece, Ionia Nisia, Kefallonia, Kefalonia Island... 
To Malacopics (Mimachlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758) Greece, Ionia Nisia, Zakynthos, Laganas) 
To Malacopics (Mimachlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758) Greece, Voreio Aigaio, Lesvos, Kolpos Geras, Ntip... 
To Malacopics (Mimachlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758) PLEISTOCENE-EEMIEN, North Sea, Southern Bight, ne... 
To Malacopics (Mimachlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758)) 
To Malacopics (Mimachlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758)) 
To Malacopics (Mimachlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758)) 
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales 
To MNHN Fossil collection (Chlamys varia (LINNAEUS, 1758); Figuré; F.A50654) (from synonym Chlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758))
To MNHN Fossil collection (Pecten varius (LINNAEUS, 1758); Cité; F.B41448) (from synonym Pecten varius (Linnaeus, 1758))
To PESI 
To PESI (from synonym Chlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758))
To PESI (from synonym Ostrea aculeata Gmelin, 1791)
To PESI (from synonym Ostrea subrufa Gmelin, 1791)
To PESI (from synonym Ostrea flammea Gmelin, 1791)
To PESI (from synonym Ostrea incarnata Gmelin, 1791)
To PESI (from synonym Ostrea ochroleuca Gmelin, 1791)
To PESI (from synonym Ostrea varia Linnaeus, 1758)
To PESI (from synonym Pecten arzellus De Gregorio, 1885)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Chlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection 
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