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Malacolog Version 4.1.1

A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Bivalvia: : Glycymeridoidea: Glycymerididae

Tucetona pectinata (Gmelin, 1791)


Range: 35°N to 10°S; 91°W to 32.3°W
Depth: 0 to 75 m (live 7 to 11 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 31  mm

Synonymy

Arca pectinata Gmelin, 1791
Pectunculus pectiniformis auct. non Lamarck, 1819
Pectunculus auratus Conrad, 1841
Pectunculus charlestonensis Holmes, 1860
Glycymeris carinata Dall, 1886

Details


Arca pectinata Gmelin, 1791,
[Basis of the current name]
Range: 35°N to 10°S; 91°W to 32.3°W
Depth: 0 to 75 m (live 7 to 11 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 31 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida; USA: Texas; Mexico: Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; Honduras: Swan Island; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Mustique
References: Sykes & Hall (1970) l; Britton (1975) d; Lyons (1989b) L; Hewitt (2005a)

Pectunculus auratus Conrad, 1841, 
[Synonym]
References: Dall (1898b) s

Glycymeris carinata Dall, 1886, 
[Synonym]

Pectunculus charlestonensis Holmes, 1860, 
[Synonym]
References: Dall (1898b) s

Pectunculus pectiniformis auct. non Lamarck, 1819, 
[Not available]
References: Dall (1898b) s; Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004) s
Comments: Misidentification.



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