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Pecten (bivalve) - Wikipedia

Pecten is a genus of large scallops or saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Pectinidae, the scallops. This is the type genus of the family.

Pecten
Temporal range: Cretaceous – Recent
Two beachworn upper valves of Pecten maximus from Wales
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pectinida
Family: Pectinidae
Genus: Pecten
O. F. Müller, 1776[1]
Type species
Pecten maximus
(Linnaeus, 1758) by subsequent designation
Species[2]
Extinct Species
Synonyms[2]
  • Argoderma Poli, 1795
  • Argus Poli, 1791
  • Chlamys (Pallium) Schröter, 1802
  • Deperetia Teppner, 1922
  • Flabellipecten Sacco, 1897
  • Heritschia Teppner, 1922
  • Janira Schumacher, 1817
  • Jaworskia Teppner, 1922
  • Notovola Finlay, 1926
  • Pallium Schröter, 1802
  • Pecten (Flabellipecten) Sacco, 1897
  • Pecten (Janira) Schumacher, 1817
  • Pecten (Pecten) O. F. Müller, 1776 alternative representation
  • Pecten (Vola) Mörch, 1853
  • Pectinites Schlotheim, 1813
  • Pectinium Link, 1807
  • Phallium [sic] incorrect subsequent spelling
  • Philippia Teppner, 1922
  • Pseudamussium (Pecten) O. F. Müller, 1776
  • Vola Mörch, 1853

Etymology

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The name Pecten is from the Latin word for a comb or rake.[3] Since 1904, a Pecten shell has been used as the basis of the logo of Shell energy company.

 
Fossil shells of Pecten nigromagnus from Pliocene of Italy

Species

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Species in the genus Pecten include:[4][5][6][7][8]

References

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  1. ^ Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae indigenarum: characteres, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. Typis Hallagerii, Havni, Copenhagen. 282 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550 Archived 21 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine page(s): 248
  2. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Pecten O. F. Müller, 1776. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138323 Archived 15 May 2024 at the Wayback Machine on 2024-07-18
  3. ^ "Dictionary.com | Meanings & Definitions of English Words". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  4. ^ "WoRMS – World Register of Marine Species – Pecten O. F. Müller, 1776". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Catalogue of Life – 2012 Annual Checklist :: Taxonomic tree". www.catalogueoflife.org. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Encyclopedia of life". Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  8. ^ Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. and Beckley, L.E (2005): Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa ISBN 0-86486-672-0
  9. ^ Roemer, Ferdinand. Texas : mit besonderer Rücksicht auf deutsche Auswanderung und die physischen Verhältnisse des Landes nach eigener Beobachtung. A. Marcus, 1849.
  10. ^ "Fossil Shells". Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2024.

Bibliography

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  • Frank H.T. Rodes, Herbert S. Zim en Paul R. Shaffer (1993) – Natuurgids Fossielen (het ontstaan, prepareren en rangschikken van fossielen), Zuidnederlandse Uitgeverij N.V., Aartselaar. ISBN D-1993-0001-361
  • Cyril Walker & David Ward (1993) – Fossielen: Sesam Natuur Handboeken, Bosch & Keuning, Baarn. ISBN 90-246-4924-2