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Aequipecten lessepsii (T. Fuchs, 1877) †
1568026 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1568026)
unaccepted > superseded combination
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marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Pecten lessepsii T. Fuchs, 1877 †) Fuchs, T. (1878). Die geologische Beschaffenheit der Landenge von Suez. <em>Denkschriften der kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> 38(2): 25-42, pls. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6684225
page(s): 40-41, pl. 2, fig. 2 [details]
page(s): 40-41, pl. 2, fig. 2 [details]
Taxonomic remark Pecten isthmicus and P. lessepsii were described at the same time. Vassel (1885, Journal de Conchyliologie 33 (1): 47)...
Taxonomic remark Pecten isthmicus and P. lessepsii were described at the same time. Vassel (1885, Journal de Conchyliologie 33 (1): 47) established P. lessepsii as the valid name (first revisor), and indicated that both names were based on left or right valves. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Aequipecten lessepsii (T. Fuchs, 1877) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1568026 on 2025-09-11
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(of Pecten lessepsii T. Fuchs, 1877 †) Fuchs, T. (1878). Die geologische Beschaffenheit der Landenge von Suez. <em>Denkschriften der kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> 38(2): 25-42, pls. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6684225
page(s): 40-41, pl. 2, fig. 2 [details]
additional source Douglas, J. A. (1928). Contributions to Persian Palaeontology, III. 19 p., pls. 8-15. The Anglo-Persian Oil Company Lts. Printed at The Holywell Press, Oxford. [details]
page(s): 40-41, pl. 2, fig. 2 [details]
additional source Douglas, J. A. (1928). Contributions to Persian Palaeontology, III. 19 p., pls. 8-15. The Anglo-Persian Oil Company Lts. Printed at The Holywell Press, Oxford. [details]
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Taxonomic remark Pecten isthmicus and P. lessepsii were described at the same time. Vassel (1885, Journal de Conchyliologie 33 (1): 47) established P. lessepsii as the valid name (first revisor), and indicated that both names were based on left or right valves. [details]
