(ofChlamys (Aequipecten) P. Fischer, 1886)Fischer, P. (1880-1887). <i>Manuel de conchyliologie et de paléontologie conchyliologique, ou histoire naturelle des mollusques vivants et fossiles suivi d'un Appendice sur les Brachiopodes par D. P. Oehlert. Avec 23 planches contenant 600 figures dessinées par S. P. Woodward.</i>. Paris: F. Savy. Published in 11 parts (fascicules), xxiv + 1369 pp., 23 pls. [1: 1-112, 21 September 1880; 2: 113-192, 16 March 1881; 3: 193-304, 28 July 1881; 4: 305-416, 5 May 1882; 5: 417-512, 21 February 1883; 6: 513-608, 20 December 1883; 7: 609-688, 30 June 1884; 8: 689-784, 29 January 1885; 9: 785-896, 31 August 1885; 10: 897-1008, 30 April 1886; 11: 1009-1369, 15 June 1887]. , available online athttp://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47340 page(s): 944 [details]
Type locality contained in Italy
type locality contained in Italy [from synonym] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Aequipecten P. Fischer, 1886. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138313 on 2025-07-17
original description(ofChlamys (Aequipecten) P. Fischer, 1886)Fischer, P. (1880-1887). <i>Manuel de conchyliologie et de paléontologie conchyliologique, ou histoire naturelle des mollusques vivants et fossiles suivi d'un Appendice sur les Brachiopodes par D. P. Oehlert. Avec 23 planches contenant 600 figures dessinées par S. P. Woodward.</i>. Paris: F. Savy. Published in 11 parts (fascicules), xxiv + 1369 pp., 23 pls. [1: 1-112, 21 September 1880; 2: 113-192, 16 March 1881; 3: 193-304, 28 July 1881; 4: 305-416, 5 May 1882; 5: 417-512, 21 February 1883; 6: 513-608, 20 December 1883; 7: 609-688, 30 June 1884; 8: 689-784, 29 January 1885; 9: 785-896, 31 August 1885; 10: 897-1008, 30 April 1886; 11: 1009-1369, 15 June 1887]. , available online athttp://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47340 page(s): 944 [details]
original description(ofPecten (Amoebea) Fontannes, 1878 †)Fontannes, F. (1878). <i>Études stratigraphiques et paléontologiques pour servir à l'histoire de la Période Tertiaire dans le Bassin du Rhône. III. Le bassin de Visan, Vaucluse</i>. Georg, Lyon; F. Savy, Paris; x + 110 pp. + 5 pls. page(s): 41, 52, 92, 95, 96, 98 [details]
basis of recordGofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online athttp://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf[details]
Taxonomy
redescriptionCoan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp.[details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Picture of Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Picture of Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Picture of Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Aequipecten opercularis
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Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758) Juvenile specimens from La Goulette, Tunisia (soft bottoms 10-15 m, 31.03.2010), actual size 6.2 mm, 2.5 mm and 1.6 mm