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Argopecten purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819)
394269 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:394269)
accepted
Species
Pecten purpuratus Lamarck, 1819 · unaccepted (original combination)
Pecten rudis G. B. Sowerby I, 1846 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine
(of Pecten purpuratus Lamarck, 1819) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1819). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome sixième, 1re partie, vi + 343 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47441
page(s): 6(1): 166 [details]
page(s): 6(1): 166 [details]
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original description
(of Pecten purpuratus Lamarck, 1819) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1819). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome sixième, 1re partie, vi + 343 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47441
page(s): 6(1): 166 [details]
original description (of Pecten rudis G. B. Sowerby I, 1846 †) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1846). Appendix to part II. Descriptions of Tertiary fossil shells from South America. In: Darwin, C. Geological Observations on South America. Being the third part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle under the command of Capt. Fitzroy, R.N. during the years 1832 to 1836. Smith, Elder & Co., London. pp 249-264, pls 2-5. , available online at http://darwin-online.org.uk/content/frameset?itemID=F273&viewtype=text&pageseq=1
page(s): 254, pl. 3, fig. 32 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. <em>Revista peruana de biología.</em> 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [details]
additional source Valentich-Scott, P.; Coan, E. V.; Zelaya, D. (2020). <i>Bivalve seashells of western South America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Punta Aguja, Peru to Isla Chiloé, Chile</i>. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. vii + 593 pp.
page(s): 170, pl. 55 [details]
additional source Avendano, M.; Le Pennec, M. (1997). Intraspecific variation in gametogenesis in two populations of the Chilean molluscan bivalve, <i>Argopecten purpuratus</i> (Lamarck). <em>Aquaculture Research.</em> 28(3): 175-182., available online at https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2109.1997.00844.x [details]
additional source Zelaya, D. G., Güller, M. & Bieler, R. (2024). Doubling the known diversity of a remote island fauna: marine bivalves of the Juan Fernández and Desventuradas oceanic archipelagos (Southeastern Pacific Ocean). <em>PeerJ.</em> 12: e17305, pp. 1-112., available online at https://peerj.com/articles/17305
page(s): 41, figs 11A-D [details]
redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
page(s): 6(1): 166 [details]
original description (of Pecten rudis G. B. Sowerby I, 1846 †) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1846). Appendix to part II. Descriptions of Tertiary fossil shells from South America. In: Darwin, C. Geological Observations on South America. Being the third part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle under the command of Capt. Fitzroy, R.N. during the years 1832 to 1836. Smith, Elder & Co., London. pp 249-264, pls 2-5. , available online at http://darwin-online.org.uk/content/frameset?itemID=F273&viewtype=text&pageseq=1
page(s): 254, pl. 3, fig. 32 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. <em>Revista peruana de biología.</em> 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [details]
additional source Valentich-Scott, P.; Coan, E. V.; Zelaya, D. (2020). <i>Bivalve seashells of western South America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Punta Aguja, Peru to Isla Chiloé, Chile</i>. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. vii + 593 pp.
page(s): 170, pl. 55 [details]
additional source Avendano, M.; Le Pennec, M. (1997). Intraspecific variation in gametogenesis in two populations of the Chilean molluscan bivalve, <i>Argopecten purpuratus</i> (Lamarck). <em>Aquaculture Research.</em> 28(3): 175-182., available online at https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2109.1997.00844.x [details]
additional source Zelaya, D. G., Güller, M. & Bieler, R. (2024). Doubling the known diversity of a remote island fauna: marine bivalves of the Juan Fernández and Desventuradas oceanic archipelagos (Southeastern Pacific Ocean). <em>PeerJ.</em> 12: e17305, pp. 1-112., available online at https://peerj.com/articles/17305
page(s): 41, figs 11A-D [details]
redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Conchology (Argopecten purpuratus ALBINO)
To Conchology (Argopecten purpuratus ALBINO)
To Conchology (Argopecten purpuratus ALBINO)
To Conchology (Argopecten purpuratus ORANGE)
To Conchology (Argopecten purpuratus ORANGE)
To Conchology (Argopecten purpuratus WHITE)
To Conchology (Argopecten purpuratus)
To Conchology (Argopecten purpuratus)
To Conchology (Argopecten purpuratus)
To Malacopics (Argopecten purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819) Chile, Antofagasta, Mejillones, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To Malacopics (Argopecten purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819) Chile, Antofagasta, Mejillones, rocky-sand bottom, by trawling, at 5 m depth, collected January 1988, ex coll. W.J.H. Onverwagt)
To Malacopics (Argopecten purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819) Peru, Piura, Paita, by fishing, at 20-30 m depth, collected 2001-03, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Argopecten purpuratus (1) 332103)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Argopecten purpuratus (2) 332103)
To Conchology (Argopecten purpuratus ALBINO)
To Conchology (Argopecten purpuratus ALBINO)
To Conchology (Argopecten purpuratus ORANGE)
To Conchology (Argopecten purpuratus ORANGE)
To Conchology (Argopecten purpuratus WHITE)
To Conchology (Argopecten purpuratus)
To Conchology (Argopecten purpuratus)
To Conchology (Argopecten purpuratus)
To Malacopics (Argopecten purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819) Chile, Antofagasta, Mejillones, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To Malacopics (Argopecten purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819) Chile, Antofagasta, Mejillones, rocky-sand bottom, by trawling, at 5 m depth, collected January 1988, ex coll. W.J.H. Onverwagt)
To Malacopics (Argopecten purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819) Peru, Piura, Paita, by fishing, at 20-30 m depth, collected 2001-03, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Argopecten purpuratus (1) 332103)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Argopecten purpuratus (2) 332103)
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