MSBIAS taxon details
Pectinoidea Rafinesque, 1815
151320 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:151320)
accepted
Superfamily
Pectinacea · unaccepted (suffix -oidea mandatory for a...)
suffix -oidea mandatory for a superfamily name following current ICZN art. 29.2.
- Family Pectinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- Family Propeamussiidae Abbott, 1954
- Family Spondylidae J. E. Gray, 1826
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Pectininae Rafinesque, 1815) Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). <i>Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés</i>. 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]
page(s): 148; note: Original spelling Pectenia. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Pectinoidea Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026) Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151320 on 2026-03-18
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Pectinoidea Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151320 on 2026-03-18
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(of Pectininae Rafinesque, 1815) Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). <i>Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés</i>. 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 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. <em>Malacologia.</em> 52(2): 1-184., available online at https://doi.org/10.4002/040.052.0201 [details]
page(s): 148; note: Original spelling Pectenia. [details]
basis of record 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. <em>Malacologia.</em> 52(2): 1-184., available online at https://doi.org/10.4002/040.052.0201 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
