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.
Etymology
[edit]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.
Species
[edit]Species in the genus Pecten include:[4][5][6][7][8]
- P. albicans (Schröter, 1802)
- P. afribenedictus Kilburn & Dijkstra 1995
- P. alcesianus † McLearn 1933
- P. alpha † Dall 1898
- P. argillensis † Conrad 1860
- P. assinboiensis † Russell & Landes 1937
- P. aurantiacus Roding 1798
- P. aztecus † Bose 1906
- P. barretti † Seeley 1861
- P. bifidus † Menke 1843
- P.biddleana †Kellum 1926
- P. cadwalladerensis † McLearn 1942
- P. ceibanus † Cooke 1928
- P. coderensis † Harris 1927
- P. collapsus † White 1887
- P. coralliphila † Olsson 1922
- P. danicus Chemnitz 1795
- P. deformis † Tate 1887
- P. dendyi † Hutton 1902
- P. dentatus Sowerby 1829
- P. disparatus † Wood 1882
- P. duplicicosta † Roemer, 1849[9]
- P. elixatus † Conrad 1846
- P. excavatus Anton, 1838
- P. expansus † Smith 1847
- P. flemingianus † de Koninck 1863
- P. fumata †
- P. fumatus Reeve 1852
- P. gramamensis † Maury 1930
- P. grapteus † Maury 1924
- P. hemphillii † Dall 1879
- P. humphreysii † Conrad 1842
- P. inaequalis † Cossmann & Lambert 1884
- P. jacobaeus Linnaeus, 1758
- P. kokcharofi † de Verneuil 1845
- P. lowei Hertlein 1935
- P. maximus Linnaeus, 1758
- P. mclellani † Gibson 1987
- P. mediacostatus † Hanna 1926
- P. membranosus † Morton 1834
- P. mendenhalli † Arnold 1906
- P. nearchi † Vredenburg 1928
- Pecten nigromagnus † Sacco 1897[10]
- P. novaezelandiae Reeve 1853
- P. nugenti † Brown 1913
- P. obsoletus Pennant 1777
- P. palmipes † Tate 1886
- P. paradezii † d'Orbigny 1842
- P. pascoei † Cox 1936
- P. pictus † Cossmann & Lambert 1884
- P. pilgrimi † Cox 1936
- P. plebeia † Lamarck 1806
- P. politus † Gemmellaro 1896
- P. pontiamnis † McLearn 1942
- P. pseudosolarium † Hassan 1953
- P. ptychotis † M'Coy 1847
- P. raoulensis Powell 1958
- P. sanctiludovici † Anderson & Martin 1914
- P. santarosanus † Bose 1905
- P. saskatchewanensis † Warren 1934
- P. scintillatus † Conrad 1865
- P. seabeensis † Richards 1947
- P. sealyi † Richards 1947
- P. sedanensis † Martin 1909
- P. silentiensis † McLearn 1926
- P. squamula † Lamarck 1806
- P. striatus Müller 1776
- P. subrufus Pennant 1777
- P. sulcicostatus Sowerby II, 1842
- P. suwanneensis † Dall 1898
- P. thaumastus † Maury 1924
- P. triradiatus Müller 1776
- P. tyaughtonae † McLearn 1942
- P. vasseli † Fuchs 1878
- P. vaughani † Cooke 1919
- P. vigintisulcatus † Müller 1776
- P. wendelli † Tucker 1934
- P. yessoensis Jay, 1857
References
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ "Dictionary.com | Meanings & Definitions of English Words". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "WoRMS – World Register of Marine Species – Pecten O. F. Müller, 1776". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Catalogue of Life – 2012 Annual Checklist :: Taxonomic tree". www.catalogueoflife.org. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Encyclopedia of life". Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ 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
- ^ Roemer, Ferdinand. Texas : mit besonderer Rücksicht auf deutsche Auswanderung und die physischen Verhältnisse des Landes nach eigener Beobachtung. A. Marcus, 1849.
- ^ "Fossil Shells". Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
Bibliography
[edit]- 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