World Register of Deep-Sea species - Pectinidae Rafinesque, 1815

Deep-Sea taxon details

Pectinidae Rafinesque, 1815

AphiaID

213 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Type taxon

Pecten O. F. Müller, 1776 (type by subsequent designation)

Parent

Pectinoidea Rafinesque, 1815

Original name

Pectininae Rafinesque, 1815

Direct children (51)

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Subfamily Camptonectinae T. Habe, 1977
1. Genus Ciclopecten G. Seguenza, 1877
2. Genus Delectopecten R. B. Stewart, 1930
3. Genus Hyalopecten A. E. Verrill, 1897
4. Genus Pseudohinnites Dijkstra, 1989
5. Genus Sinepecten Schein, 2006
Subfamily Palliolinae Korobkov, 1960
1. Tribe Adamussiini T. Habe, 1977
  1. Genus Adamussium Thiele, 1934
2. Tribe Palliolini Korobkov, 1960
  1. Genus Karnekampia H. P. Wagner, 1988
  2. Genus Palliolum Monterosato, 1884
  3. Genus Placopecten A. E. Verrill, 1897
  4. Genus Pseudamussium Mörch, 1853
Subfamily Pectininae Rafinesque, 1815
1. Tribe Aequipectinini F. Nordsieck, 1969
  1. Genus Aequipecten P. Fischer, 1886
  2. Genus Argopecten Monterosato, 1889
  3. Genus Cryptopecten Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
  4. Genus Flexopecten Sacco, 1897
  5. Genus Leptopecten A. E. Verrill, 1897
  6. Genus Serratovola T. Habe, 1951
  7. Genus Paraleptopecten T. R. Waller, 2011 accepted as Leptopecten A. E. Verrill, 1897 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
2. Tribe Amusiini Ridewood, 1903
  1. Genus Amusium Röding, 1798
3. Tribe Decatopectinini T. R. Waller, 1986
  1. Genus Anguipecten Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
  2. Genus Decatopecten G. B. Sowerby II, 1839
4. Tribe Pectinini Rafinesque, 1815
  1. Genus Pecten O. F. Müller, 1776
Subfamily Pedinae Bronn, 1862
1. Tribe Chlamydini Teppner, 1922
  1. Genus Chlamys Röding, 1798
  2. Genus Laevichlamys T. R. Waller, 1993
  3. Genus Talochlamys Iredale, 1929
  4. Genus Veprichlamys Iredale, 1929
  5. Genus Zygochlamys Ihering, 1907
2. Tribe Crassadomini T. R. Waller, 1993
  1. Genus Caribachlamys T. R. Waller, 1993
3. Tribe Fortipectinini K. Masuda, 1963
  1. Genus Patinopecten Dall, 1898
4. Tribe Mimachlamydini T. R. Waller, 1993
  1. Genus Mimachlamys Iredale, 1929
  2. Genus Spathochlamys T. R. Waller, 1993
5. Tribe Pedini Bronn, 1862
  1. Genus Pedum Bruguière, 1792
Genus Amussium Herrmannsen, 1846 accepted as Amusium Röding, 1798 (Invalid: unjustified emendation of Amusium)
Genus Janira Schumacher, 1817 accepted as Pecten O. F. Müller, 1776 (unaccepted > junior homonym, Invalid: junior homonym of Janira Leach, 1814 [Crustacea])
Genus Pleuronectia Swainson, 1840 accepted as Amusium Röding, 1798
Genus Pseudamusium [sic] accepted as Pseudamussium Mörch, 1853 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Subfamily [unassigned] Pectinidae (temporary name)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

(of Pectininae Rafinesque, 1815) Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés. Published by the author, Palermo. 224 pp. , available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k98061z.r=rafinesque.langEN
page(s): 148; note: Original spelling Pectenia. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pectinidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213 on 2026-06-03

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Pectinidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213 on 2026-06-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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2006-01-04 12:34:08Z

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Vanden Berghe, Edward

2011-07-30 13:11:27Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2021-08-21 10:39:00Z

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Vinarski, Maxim

2025-04-11 07:13:19Z

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Vinarski, Maxim

2025-11-22 08:59:10Z

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Vinarski, Maxim

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original description (of Pectininae Rafinesque, 1815) Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés. Published by the author, Palermo. 224 pp. , available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k98061z.r=rafinesque.langEN
page(s): 148; note: Original spelling Pectenia. [details]

basis of record Scarlato, O. A. (1981). Двустворчатые моллюски умеренных вод северо-западной части Тихого океана. Bivalve molluscs of the temperate latitudes of the western part of the Pacific Ocean. Определители по фауне СССР. Guides to the fauna of the USSR. 126: Nauka, Leningrad, 479 pp. [details] Available for editors

additional source Sacco, F. (1904). I molluschi dei terreni terziarii del Piemonte e della Liguria. Parte XXX. Aggiunte e correzioni. Considerazioni generali. Indice generale dell'opera. Torino: Clausen. xxxvi + 203 pp., 31 pls. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/46270 [details]

additional source Bieler, R.; Carter, J. G.; Coan, E. V. (2010). Classification of Bivalve families. Pp. 113-133, in: Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2010), Nomenclator of Bivalve Families. Malacologia. 52(2): 1-184. [details]

additional source Waller, T. R. (2006). New phylogenies of the Pectinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia): reconciling morphological and molecular approaches. In: Shumway, S. E.; Parsons, G. J. (eds) Scallops: biology, ecology and aquaculture, second edition. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 1-44., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/s0167-9309(06)80028-1 [details] Available for editors

additional source Waller, T. R. (2006). Phylogeny of families in the Pectinoidea (Mollusca: Bivalvia): importance of the fossil record. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 148(3): 313-342., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2006.00258.x [details] Available for editors

additional source Shumway, S.E. & Parsons, G.J. (eds). (2006). Scallops: biology, ecology and aquaculture, second edition. Elsevier, Amsterdam etc. 1460 pp. [details]

additional source Saavedra, C. & Peña, J. B. (2006). Phylogenetics of American scallops (Bivalvia: Pectinidae) based on partial 16S and 12S ribosomal RNA gene sequences. Marine Biology. 150(1): 111-119., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-006-0335-z [details] Available for editors

additional source Waller, T.R 1991. Evolutionary relationships among commercial scallops. pp. 1-73, 11 figs., 8 pls., 1 table. (in) S.E. Shumway (editor), Scallops: biology, ecology and aquaculture. Elsevier, Amsterdam. [details]

redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]

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Language	Name
Dutch	mantels	[details]
English	scallops	[details]
French	pectinidés	[details]
German	PilgermuschelnKammmuschelnJakobsmuscheln	[details]
Japanese	イタヤガイ科	[details]
Swedish	kammusslor	[details]

To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pectinidae)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To image gallery of Natural History Museum Rotterdam
To The Arctic Traits Database (9 traits)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 028860)
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To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 028860)

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