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Aequipecten atlanticus (E. A. Smith, 1890)

715071  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:715071)

 unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) Smith, E. A. (1890). Report on the marine molluscan fauna of the island of St. Helena. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1890(2): 247-317, pls. 21-24., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31014404
page(s): 306, pl. 22, figs 9-9b. [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Aequipecten atlanticus (E. A. Smith, 1890). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=715071 on 2026-06-21
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Aequipecten atlanticus (E. A. Smith, 1890). Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=715071 on 2026-06-21
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2013-01-09 10:55:50Z
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Sartori, André F.
2018-03-27 07:21:03Z
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Gofas, Serge
2019-12-07 08:18:00Z
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Gofas, Serge
2024-06-19 09:56:31Z
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Bouchet, Philippe

original description (of ) Smith, E. A. (1890). Report on the marine molluscan fauna of the island of St. Helena. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1890(2): 247-317, pls. 21-24., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31014404
page(s): 306, pl. 22, figs 9-9b. [details] 

additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 625 and supplementary material; note: treated as a synonym of Aequipecten commutatus (Monterosato, 1875) [details] 

identification resource Cosel, R. von; Gofas, S. (2019). <i>Marine bivalves of tropical West Africa: from Rio de Oro to southern Angola</i>. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum, Paris, IRD Éditions, Marseille (Faune et Flore tropicales, volume 48): 1-1104. , available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/fft48
page(s): 254; note: treated as valid species, distinct from Aequipecten commutatus (Monterosato, 1875) [details] 
 
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