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Pecten maximus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Pecten maximus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pecten maximus (Linnaeus, 1758)

140712 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140712)

accepted
Species
Ostrea maxima Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
Pecten medius Lamarck, 1819, sensu Daniel, 1884 · unaccepted (misapplication)
Pecten vulgaris da Costa, 1778 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine
(of Ostrea maxima Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 696 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pecten maximus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=140712 on 2026-09-02
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Pecten maximus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=140712 on 2026-09-02
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Gofas, Serge
2009-04-27 13:50:52Z
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Dijkstra, Henk

original description (of Pecten vulgaris da Costa, 1778) da Costa, E. M. (1778). <i>Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, the British conchology</i>; containing the descriptions and other particulars of natural history of the shells of Great Britain and Ireland: illustrated with figures. In English and French. - Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, ou, la conchologie Britannique; contenant les descriptions & autres particularités d'histoire naturelle des coquilles de la Grande Bretagne & de l'Irlande: avec figures en taille douce. En anglois & françois. i-xii, 1-254, i-vii, [1], Pl. I-XVII. London. (Millan, White, Emsley & Robson). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13116783
page(s): 140-143; pl. 9 fig. 3 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Ostrea maxima Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 696 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

basis of record Gofas, 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 at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details] 

additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198573562.001.0001 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Le Pennec, M.; Paugam, A.; Le Pennec, G. (2003). The pelagic life of the pectinid <i>Pecten maximus</i> — a review. <em>ICES Journal of Marine Science.</em> 60(2): 211-233., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/s1054-3139(02)00270-9 [details] 

additional source Malard, A. E. (1890). Le <em>Pecten maximus</em> et ses parasites. <em>Le Naturaliste.</em> ser. 2, 4 (no. 74): 77-78., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6681360
page(s): 77-78 [details] 

additional source Ri´os, C.; Sanz, S.; Saavedra, C.; Peña, J. (2002). Allozyme variation in populations of scallops, <i>Pecten jacobaeus</i> (L.) and <i>P. maximus</i> (L.) (Bivalvia: Pectinidae), across the Almeria–Oran front. <em>Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology.</em> 267(2): 223-244., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-0981(01)00371-9 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Wilding C.S., Beaumont A.R. & Latchford J.W. (1999). Are <i>Pecten maximus</i> and <i>Pecten jacobeus</i> different species?. <i>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 79</i>: 949-952, available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315499001149 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] OpenAccess publication
 
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LanguageName 
Dutch grote mantel  [details]
English great scallop  [details]
French grande coquille st. Jacques  [details]
German grosse Kammmuschel  [details]
BIOTIC 
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland 
Marine Life Information Network - UK 
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (126 publications) (from synonym Ostrea maxima Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (639 publications) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (76 publications) (from synonym Pecten medius Lamarck, 1819, sensu Daniel, 1884)
To Conchology (Pecten maximus FREAK) 
To Conchology (Pecten maximus FREAK) 
To Conchology (Pecten maximus FREAK) 
To Conchology (Pecten maximus GIANT) 
To Conchology (Pecten maximus GIANT) 
To Conchology (Pecten maximus GIANT) 
To Conchology (Pecten maximus LARGE) 
To Conchology (Pecten maximus LARGE) 
To Conchology (Pecten maximus LARGE) 
To Conchology (Pecten maximus OLIVE) 
To Conchology (Pecten maximus ORANGE) 
To Conchology (Pecten maximus ORANGE) 
To Conchology (Pecten maximus ORANGE) 
To Conchology (Pecten maximus PINK) 
To Conchology (Pecten maximus PINK) 
To Conchology (Pecten maximus PINK) 
To Conchology (Pecten maximus PURPLE) 
To Conchology (Pecten maximus RED) 
To Conchology (Pecten maximus RED) 
To Conchology (Pecten maximus RED) 
To Conchology (Pecten maximus SET) 
To Conchology (Pecten maximus SET) 
To Conchology (Pecten maximus SPECIAL COLOR) 
To Conchology (Pecten maximus SPECIAL COLOR) 
To Conchology (Pecten maximus SPECIAL COLOR) 
To Conchology (Pecten maximus SUNRAY) 
To Conchology (Pecten maximus YELLOW) 
To Conchology (Pecten maximus YELLOW) 
To Conchology (Pecten maximus YELLOW) 
To Conchology (Pecten maximus YOUNG) 
To Conchology (Pecten maximus YOUNG) 
To Conchology (Pecten maximus YOUNG) 
To Conchology (Pecten maximus) 
To Conchology (Pecten maximus) 
To Conchology (Pecten maximus) 
To Dyntaxa 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pecten maximus) 
To FAO Species fact sheets 
To GenBank (129750 nucleotides; 40010 proteins) 
To Malacopics (Pecten maximus (Linnaeus, 1758) France, Bretagne, Ille-et-Vilaine, Dinard, beached,... 
To Malacopics (Pecten maximus (Linnaeus, 1758) France, Hauts-de-France, Pas-de-Calais, Wimereux, b... 
To Malacopics (Pecten maximus (Linnaeus, 1758) France, Hauts-de-France, Pas-de-Calais, Wimereux, b... 
To Malacopics (Pecten maximus (Linnaeus, 1758) France, Ille-et-Vilaine, Dinard) 
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales 
To PESI 
To PESI (from synonym Pecten medius Lamarck, 1819, sensu Daniel, 1884)
To PESI (from synonym Ostrea maxima Linnaeus, 1758)
To PESI (from synonym Pecten vulgaris da Costa, 1778)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection 
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed