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Mimachlamys varia nivea (MacGillivray, 1825)

393741 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:393741)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia
  3. Mollusca
  4. Bivalvia
  5. Autobranchia
  6. Pteriomorphia
  7. Pectinida
  8. Pectinoidea
  9. Pectinidae
  10. Pedinae
  11. Mimachlamydini
  12. Mimachlamys
  13. Mimachlamys varia
  14. Mimachlamys varia nivea
accepted
Subspecies
Mimachlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758)
marine
(of Pecten niveus MacGillivray, 1825) MacGillivray, W. (1825). Description of a new species of <i>Pecten</i>, from the Outer Hebrides. <em>The Edinburgh Philosophical Journal.</em> 13: 166-167., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50894070
page(s): 165 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mimachlamys varia nivea (MacGillivray, 1825). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=393741 on 2026-07-04
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Mimachlamys varia nivea (MacGillivray, 1825). Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=393741 on 2026-07-04
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2009-04-25 14:03:33Z
created
Dijkstra, Henk
2022-12-10 18:58:00Z
changed
Marshall, Bruce

original description (of Pecten niveus MacGillivray, 1825) MacGillivray, W. (1825). Description of a new species of <i>Pecten</i>, from the Outer Hebrides. <em>The Edinburgh Philosophical Journal.</em> 13: 166-167., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50894070
page(s): 165 [details] 
 
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To Malacopics (Mimachlamys varia nivea (MacGillivray, 1825) United Kingdom, Argyll and Bute, Isle ... 
To Malacopics (Mimachlamys varia nivea (MacGillivray,1825) United Kingdom, Scotland, Argyll and Bu... 
To Malacopics (Mimachlamys varia nivea (MacGillivray,1825) United Kingdom, Scotland, Highland, Inv... 
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales 
To PESI 
To PESI (from synonym Chlamys varia nivea (MacGillivray, 1825))
To PESI (from synonym Chlamys varia var. nivea (MacGillivray, 1825))
To PESI (from synonym Pecten niveus MacGillivray, 1825)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Chlamys varia nivea (MacGillivray, 1825))
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