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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Bivalvia: : Pectinoidea: Pectinidae

Argopecten gibbus (Linnaeus, 1758)


Range: 38°N to 10°S; 96.42°W to 36.5°W
Depth: 0 to 366 m (live 8 to 11 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 52  mm

Synonymy

Ostrea gibba Linnaeus, 1758
Aequipecten gibbus (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Pecten rubicundus Chemnitz, 1784
Pecten dislocatus Say, 1822
Pecten sowerbii Sowerby II, 1842
Pecten liocymatus Dall, 1925
Pecten carolinensis Grau, 1952
Pecten portusregii Grau, 1952

Details


Ostrea gibba Linnaeus, 1758, p. 698, [Brown. jam. t. 40, fig. 10]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: M. Americano
Range: 38°N to 10°S; 96.42°W to 36.5°W
Depth: 0 to 366 m (live 8 to 11 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 52 mm
Distribution: USA: Maryland, Virginia, Florida: East Florida, West Florida; USA: Texas; Mexico: Campeche Bank, Quintana Roo; Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Bermuda, Brazil
References: Perry & Schwengel (1955) M; Springer & Bullis (1956) W; Lyons (1989b) Ll; Smith, Jackson & Fortunato (2006)
Combining Genera:  Aequipecten

Pecten carolinensis Grau, 1952, 
[Synonym]
Comments: Non Conrad, 1875.

Pecten dislocatus Say, 1822, 
[Synonym]

Pecten liocymatus Dall, 1925, 
[Synonym]

Pecten portusregii Grau, 1952, 
[Synonym]

Pecten rubicundus Chemnitz, 1784, 
[Not available]
References: Dall (1898b) s
Comments: Non binominal.

Pecten soverbii sic, 
[Not available]
Comments: Misspelling by Hanley (1843).

Pecten sowerbii Sowerby II, 1842, 
[Synonym]
Attributed to: Guilding MS
References: Mikkelsen (2005) s


Partial List of References

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae Systema Naturae, 10th ed., vol. 1 824 pp. Laurentii Salvii: Holmiae [Stockholm, Sweden].

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