Malacolog 4.1.1: Western Atlantic Mollusk Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences

Malacolog Version 4.1.1

A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

Bivalvia: : Pectinoidea: Pectinidae

Aequipecten tehuelchus (d'Orbigny, 1842)

Range: 21°S to 53°S; 71°W to 41.57°W
Depth: 10 to 120 m
Maximum Reported Size: 64 mm

Synonymy

Pecten tehuelchus d'Orbigny, 1842
Chlamys tehuelchus (d'Orbigny, 1842)
Argopecten tehuelchus (d'Orbigny, 1842)
Pecten vanvincqii Bernardi, 1852
Pecten darwinii Reeve, 1853

Details

Pecten tehuelchus d'Orbigny, 1842d, p. 662 [1846], pl. 85, figs. 21-24
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: entre le Rio Negro et la Bahia de San-Blas, Patagonie
Range: 21°S to 50°S; 64.28°W to 41.57°W
Depth: 10 to 120 m
Maximum Reported Size: 64 mm
Distribution: Brazil: Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro; Argentina: Buenos Aires, Rio Negro, Chubut
References: E. A. Smith (1915) E; Waller (1991) cS; Pastorino (1995)
Combining Genera: Argopecten Chlamys

Pecten darwinii Reeve, 1853,
[Synonym]
Range: 52°S to 53°S; 71°W to 68°W
Distribution: Argentina: Santa Cruz; Straits of Magellan
References: Rochebrune & Mabille (1889) NSEW; Mikkelsen (2005) s

Pecten vanvincqii Bernardi, 1852,
[Synonym]
References: Mikkelsen (2005) s

Partial List of References

d'Orbigny, A. 1842. Mollusques Voyage dans l'Amérique Méridionale 5 pls. 83-85. P. Bertrand: Paris. [True date: -- --- 1842.]

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