MolluscaBase - Argopecten gibbus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Argopecten gibbus (Linnaeus, 1758)

AphiaID

394271 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:394271)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Argopecten Monterosato, 1889

Original name

Ostrea gibba Linnaeus, 1758

Synonymised names

Argopecten imitatoides Macsotay & Campos, 2001 · unaccepted

Chlamys (Argopecten) gibbus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination

Chlamys liocymatus (Dall, 1925) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Ostrea gibba Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)

Ostrea turgida Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Pecten (Chlamys) gibbus (Linnaeus, 1758) † · unaccepted > superseded combination

Pecten (Chlamys) liocymatus Dall, 1925 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Pecten (Plagioctenium) gibbus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination

Pecten (Plagioctenium) gibbus carolinensis Grau, 1952 · unaccepted > junior homonym

Pecten (Plagioctenium) gibbus portusregii Grau, 1952 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Pecten delessertii Chenu, 1843 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Pecten dislocatus Say, 1822 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Pecten gibbus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination

Pecten liocymatus Dall, 1925 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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Subspecies Argopecten gibbus gibbus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Environment

marine

Original description

(of Ostrea gibba 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.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Argopecten gibbus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=394271 on 2025-03-31

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2009-04-30 22:27:16Z

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Dijkstra, Henk

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Nomenclature

original description (of Ostrea gibba 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.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

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original description (of Ostrea turgida 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. Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13. 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]

original description (of Pecten dislocatus Say, 1822) Say, T. (1822). An account of some of the marine shells of the United States. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. 2(1): 221-248; 2(2): 257-276, 302-325., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36831411
page(s): 260-261 [details]

original description (of Argopecten imitatoides Macsotay & Campos, 2001) Macsotay, O.; Campos Villarroel, R. (2001). Moluscos representativos de la plataforma de Margarita, Venezuela. Editora Rivolta, Valencia, Venezuela, iii + 280 pp. + 32 pls. (look up in IMIS) [details]

original description (of Pecten (Chlamys) liocymatus Dall, 1925) Dall, W. H. (1925). Notes on the nomenclature of some of our East American species of Pecten with descriptions of new species. The Nautilus. 38(4): 112-120., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8525093
page(s): 119 [details]

original description (of Pecten delessertii Chenu, 1843) Chenu, J. C. (1842-1854). Illustrations conchyliologiques, ou description et figures de toutes les coquilles connues, vivantes et fossiles. Paris. Paris. 85 parts in 4 volumes.
page(s): Pecten: 5, pl. 15 fig. 7. [details]

original description (of Pecten (Plagioctenium) gibbus carolinensis Grau, 1952) Grau, G. (1952). A new subspecies of Pecten (Plagioctenium) gibbus (Linné, 1758). The Nautilus. 66(1): 17-19, pl. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8523314 [details]

original description (of Pecten (Plagioctenium) gibbus portusregii Grau, 1952) Grau, G. (1952). Pecten (Plagioctenium) gibbus portusregii, new name. The Nautilus. 66(2): 69., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8523372 [details]

basis of record Turgeon, D. D., W. G. Lyons, P. Mikkelsen, G. Rosenberg, and F. Moretzsohn. 2009. Bivalvia (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 711–744 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, Colleg [details] Available for editors

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Other

context source (Bermuda) Sarkis, S.; Couturier, C.; Cogswell, A. (2006). Reproduction and spawning in Calico Scallops, Argopecten gibbus, from Bermuda. Journal of Shellfish Reseach, 25(2): 503-508 [details]

additional source Allen, D. M. (1979). Biological aspects of the calico scallop, Argopecten gibbus, determined by spat monitoring. The Nautilus. 93(4): 107-119, figs. 1-5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8275169 [details]