MSBIAS taxon details

Mimachlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758)

Chlamys varia
Chlamys varia

236719 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:236719)

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Chlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination

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(of ) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 698 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Mimachlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758). 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=236719 on 2026-07-01
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. Mimachlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=236719 on 2026-07-01
Date
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2007-01-23 17:27:48Z
created
Appeltans, Ward
2010-03-17 11:53:26Z
checked
Gofas, Serge

original description (of ) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 698 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details] 

basis of record Schiaparelli, S. (2008). Bivalvia. In: Relini G. (ed), <i>Checklist della flora e della fauna dei mari italiani</i>. Parte I. <em>Biologia Marina Mediterranea.</em> 15 (Suppl. 1): 296-314., available online at https://www.sibm.it/public/book-files/SIBM-Biologia-Marina-Mediterranea-15-Suppl-1---2008-ITAENG--Num-.pdf [details] 

additional source Zamouri-Langar, N.; Chouba, L.; Ajjabi Chebil, L.; Mrabet, R.; El Abed, A. (2011). Les coquillages bivalves des côtes tunisiennes. Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer: Salammbô. ISBN 978-9938-9512-0-2. 128 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] OpenAccess publication

identification resource Cosel, R. von; Gofas, S. (2019). <i>Marine bivalves of tropical West Africa: from Rio de Oro to southern Angola</i>. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum, Paris, IRD Éditions, Marseille (Faune et Flore tropicales, volume 48): 1-1104. , available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/fft48
page(s): 256 [details] 
 
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English variegated scallop [from synonym]  [details]
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland (from synonym Chlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758))
Marine Life Information Network - UK (from synonym Chlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (62 publications) (from synonym Chlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Dyntaxa (from synonym Chlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mimachlamys varia) 
To GenBank (1568 nucleotides; 89 proteins) 
To GenBank (1568 nucleotides; 89 proteins) (from synonym Chlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) 
To Malacopics (Mimachlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758) Egypt, Gulf of Suez, off Suez, by trawling, ex c... 
To Malacopics (Mimachlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758) France, Bretagne, Cotes-d'Armor, Erquy Plage) 
To Malacopics (Mimachlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758) France, Bretagne, Morbihan, Golfe de Morbihan, b... 
To Malacopics (Mimachlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758) Greece, Ionia Nisia, Kefallonia, Kefalonia Islan... 
To Malacopics (Mimachlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758) Greece, Ionia Nisia, Kefallonia, Kefalonia Islan... 
To Malacopics (Mimachlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758) Greece, Ionia Nisia, Zakynthos, Laganas) 
To Malacopics (Mimachlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758) Greece, Ionia Nisia, Zykinthos, Laganas) 
To Malacopics (Mimachlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758) Greece, Voreio Aigaio, Lesvos, Kolpos Geras, Nti... 
To Malacopics (Mimachlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758) Netherlands, Zeeland, Domburg) 
To Malacopics (Mimachlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758) PLEISTOCENE-EEMIEN, North Sea, Southern Bight, n... 
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales 
To PESI 
To PESI (from synonym Chlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Chlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758))
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