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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Bivalvia: : Pectinoidea: Pectinidae

Lindapecten muscosus (W. Wood, 1828)


Range: 35°N to 22°S; 96.67°W to 35°W
Depth: 5 to 227 m (live 11 to 11 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 55  mm

Synonymy

Pecten muscosus W. Wood, 1828
Aequipecten muscosus (W. Wood, 1828) 
Pecten exasperatus auct. non Sowerby II, 1842
Pecten fuscopurpureus Conrad, 1849

Details


Pecten muscosus W. Wood, 1828,
[Basis of the current name]
Range: 35°N to 22°S; 96.67°W to 35°W
Depth: 5 to 227 m (live 11 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 55 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida; USA: Texas; Mexico: Campeche Bank; Bermuda
References: Springer & Bullis (1956) DW; Lyons (1989b) Ll; Sunderland & Cahill (1990) M
Combining Genera:  Aequipecten

Pecten exasperatus auct. non Sowerby II, 1842, 
[Not available]
References: Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004) s
Comments: Misidentification by Dall (1889b) and others.

Pecten fuscopurpureus Conrad, 1849, 
[Synonym]
References: Mikkelsen (2005) s



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