Pecten (bivalve)

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Pecten
Temporal range: Cretaceous – Recent
Pecten maximus Pilgermuschel.jpg
Two beachworn upper valves of Pecten maximus from Wales
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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]
Synonyms [2]
  • Argoderma Poli, 1795
  • ArgusPoli, 1791
  • Chlamys (Pallium)Schröter, 1802
  • Deperetia Teppner, 1922
  • FlabellipectenSacco, 1897
  • HeritschiaTeppner, 1922
  • JaniraSchumacher, 1817
  • JaworskiaTeppner, 1922
  • NotovolaFinlay, 1926
  • PalliumSchröter, 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
  • PhilippiaTeppner, 1922
  • Pseudamussium (Pecten)O. F. Müller, 1776
  • VolaMörch, 1853

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.

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Etymology

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 Pectinidae - Pecten nigromagnus.JPG
Fossil shells of Pecten nigromagnus from Pliocene of Italy

Species

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

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References

  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. 1 2 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
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