Deep-Sea taxon details
Amusium pleuronectes (Linnaeus, 1758)
215388 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:215388)
accepted
Species
marine
(of ) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Amusium pleuronectes (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215388 on 2026-01-13
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Amusium pleuronectes (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215388 on 2026-01-13
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(of ) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
context source (HKRMS) Leung KF. & Morton B. (2000). The 1998 resurvey of the subtidal molluscan community of the southeastern waters of Hong Kong, six years after dredging began and three since it ended.In: Proceedings of the Tenth International Marine Biological Workshop: Morton B, editor. The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China. The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China V. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. pp 553-617. [details]
basis of record Rombouts, A. (1991). Guidebook to Pecten shells. <em>Universal Book Services/Backhuys.</em> [details]
redescription Dijkstra, H. H. (2013). Pectinoidea (Bivalvia: Propeamussiidae and Pectinidae) from the Panglao region, Philippine Islands. <em>Vita Malacologica.</em> 10: 1-108 [6 April 2013]., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/504769 [details]
context source (HKRMS) Leung KF. & Morton B. (2000). The 1998 resurvey of the subtidal molluscan community of the southeastern waters of Hong Kong, six years after dredging began and three since it ended.In: Proceedings of the Tenth International Marine Biological Workshop: Morton B, editor. The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China. The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China V. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. pp 553-617. [details]
basis of record Rombouts, A. (1991). Guidebook to Pecten shells. <em>Universal Book Services/Backhuys.</em> [details]
redescription Dijkstra, H. H. (2013). Pectinoidea (Bivalvia: Propeamussiidae and Pectinidae) from the Panglao region, Philippine Islands. <em>Vita Malacologica.</em> 10: 1-108 [6 April 2013]., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/504769 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Asian moon scallop | [details] |
| German | Kompassmuschel | [details] |
| Japanese | タカサゴツキヒ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (16 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Amusium pleuronectes)
To GenBank (140 nucleotides; 42 proteins)
To Malacopics (Amusium pleuronectes (Linnaeus,1758) Philippines, Western Visayas, Panay Island)
To Malacopics (Amusium pleuronectes (Linnaeus,1758) Philippines, Western Visayas, Panay Island)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Amusium pleuronectes)
To GenBank (140 nucleotides; 42 proteins)
To Malacopics (Amusium pleuronectes (Linnaeus,1758) Philippines, Western Visayas, Panay Island)
To Malacopics (Amusium pleuronectes (Linnaeus,1758) Philippines, Western Visayas, Panay Island)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
Unreviewed
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