WoRMS taxon details
Catillopecten margaritatus Y.-T. Lin, Y.-X. Li, Y. Sun, J. Tao & J.-W. Qiu, 2023
1660175 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1660175)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Lin, Y.-T.; Li, Y.-X.; Sun, Y.; Tao, J.; Qiu, J.-W. (2023). A new species of the genus Catillopecten (Bivalvia: Pectinoidea: Propeamussiidae): morphology, mitochondrial genome, and phylogenetic relationship. <em>Frontiers in Marine Science.</em> 10., available online at https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1168991
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Note Haima cold seep, 1,407–1,441 m water depth,...
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Type locality Haima cold seep, 1,407–1,441 m water depth, off southern Hainan Island, on the northwestern slope of the South China Sea [details]
Etymology The species epithet “margaritatus” comes from “margarita” in Latin, which means pearl and refers to the pearlescent...
Etymology The species epithet “margaritatus” comes from “margarita” in Latin, which means pearl and refers to the pearlescent internal surface of the valves of this species [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Catillopecten margaritatus Y.-T. Lin, Y.-X. Li, Y. Sun, J. Tao & J.-W. Qiu, 2023. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1660175 on 2025-05-01
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Nomenclature
original description
Lin, Y.-T.; Li, Y.-X.; Sun, Y.; Tao, J.; Qiu, J.-W. (2023). A new species of the genus Catillopecten (Bivalvia: Pectinoidea: Propeamussiidae): morphology, mitochondrial genome, and phylogenetic relationship. <em>Frontiers in Marine Science.</em> 10., available online at https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1168991
page(s): 5, figs. 2-3 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 5, figs. 2-3 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Etymology The species epithet “margaritatus” comes from “margarita” in Latin, which means pearl and refers to the pearlescent internal surface of the valves of this species [details]Type locality Haima cold seep, 1,407–1,441 m water depth, off southern Hainan Island, on the northwestern slope of the South China Sea [details]
