MolluscaBase - Chlamys (Flexopecten) proteus (Dillwyn, 1817) †

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Chlamys (Flexopecten) proteus (Dillwyn, 1817) †

AphiaID

1816799 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1816799)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Accepted name

Flexopecten glaber (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank

Species

Parent

Chlamys (Flexopecten) Sacco, 1897 accepted as Flexopecten Sacco, 1897

Original name

Ostrea proteus Dillwyn, 1817

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Variety Chlamys (Flexopecten) proteus var. subpraeterita Sacco, 1897 † accepted as Flexopecten glaber (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

(of Ostrea proteus Dillwyn, 1817) Dillwyn, L. W. (1817). A descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, arranged according to the Linnean method; with particular attention to the synonymy. John and Arthur Arch, London, Vol. 1: 1-580 pp.; Vol. 2: 581-1092 pp. + index [29 pp.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11670899 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Chlamys (Flexopecten) proteus (Dillwyn, 1817) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php/10.1111/10.1111/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1816799 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2025-06-05 02:27:24Z

created

Marshall, Bruce

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original description (of Ostrea proteus Dillwyn, 1817) Dillwyn, L. W. (1817). A descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, arranged according to the Linnean method; with particular attention to the synonymy. John and Arthur Arch, London, Vol. 1: 1-580 pp.; Vol. 2: 581-1092 pp. + index [29 pp.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11670899 [details]