WoRMS taxon details
Amusium pleuronectes (Linnaeus, 1758)
215388 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:215388)
accepted
Species
Amusium magneticum Röding, 1798 · unaccepted (synonym)
Amusium pleuronectes australiae Habe, 1964 · unaccepted (synonym)
Amusium pleuronectes nanshaensis Z.-R. Wang & R. Chen, 1991 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ostrea pleuronectes Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
Pecten (Amusium) milneedwardsi De Gregorio, 1884 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pleuronectia laevigata Swainson, 1840 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Subspecies Amusium pleuronectes okinawaensis Masuda, Sato & Shuto, 1986 †
- Subspecies Amusium pleuronectes pleuronectes (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Subspecies Amusium pleuronectes australiae Habe, 1964 accepted as Amusium pleuronectes (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Subspecies Amusium pleuronectes nanshaensis Z.-R. Wang & R. Chen, 1991 accepted as Amusium pleuronectes (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
marine
(of Ostrea pleuronectes Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Amusium pleuronectes (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215388 on 2025-04-29
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Ostrea pleuronectes Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Amusium pleuronectes nanshaensis Z.-R. Wang & R. Chen, 1991) Wang, Z.; Chen, R. (1991). The species of the Pterioida from the Nansha Islands and adjacent seas. In: Papers on marine biology of Nansha Islands and adjacent seas. Vol. 1. pp. 150–160. China Ocean Press, Beijing. [details]
original description (of Amusium magneticum Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659
page(s): 165, sp. 126-3. [details]
original description (of Pleuronectia laevigata Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 388 [details]
original description (of Amusium pleuronectes australiae Habe, 1964) Habe, T. (1964). Notes on the species of the genus Amusium (Mollusca). Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo [New Series], 7(1): 1-5.
page(s): 2-3, pl. 1 figs 1-2 [details]
original description (of Pecten (Amusium) milneedwardsi De Gregorio, 1884) De Gregorio, A. (1884). Un nuovo <i>Pecten (Amusium)</i> vivente nella Nuova Caledonia. <em>Il Naturalista Siciliano.</em> 3(5): 133-134. [1 February 1884]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11564575
page(s): 133-134 [details]
basis of record Rombouts, A. (1991). Guidebook to Pecten shells. <em>Universal Book Services/Backhuys.</em> [details]
[request]original description (of Amusium pleuronectes nanshaensis Z.-R. Wang & R. Chen, 1991) Wang, Z.; Chen, R. (1991). The species of the Pterioida from the Nansha Islands and adjacent seas. In: Papers on marine biology of Nansha Islands and adjacent seas. Vol. 1. pp. 150–160. China Ocean Press, Beijing. [details]
original description (of Amusium magneticum Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659
page(s): 165, sp. 126-3. [details]
original description (of Pleuronectia laevigata Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 388 [details]
original description (of Amusium pleuronectes australiae Habe, 1964) Habe, T. (1964). Notes on the species of the genus Amusium (Mollusca). Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo [New Series], 7(1): 1-5.
page(s): 2-3, pl. 1 figs 1-2 [details]
original description (of Pecten (Amusium) milneedwardsi De Gregorio, 1884) De Gregorio, A. (1884). Un nuovo <i>Pecten (Amusium)</i> vivente nella Nuova Caledonia. <em>Il Naturalista Siciliano.</em> 3(5): 133-134. [1 February 1884]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11564575
page(s): 133-134 [details]
basis of record Rombouts, A. (1991). Guidebook to Pecten shells. <em>Universal Book Services/Backhuys.</em> [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Dijkstra, H. H. (2013). Pectinoidea (Bivalvia: Propeamussiidae and Pectinidae) from the Panglao region, Philippine Islands. <em>Vita Malacologica.</em> 10: 1-108 [6 April 2013]., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/504769 [details]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Leung KF. & Morton B. (2000). The 1998 resurvey of the subtidal molluscan community of the southeastern waters of Hong Kong, six years after dredging began and three since it ended.In: Proceedings of the Tenth International Marine Biological Workshop: Morton B, editor. The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China. The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China V. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. pp 553-617. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Asian moon scallop | [details] |
| German | Kompassmuschel | [details] |
| Japanese | タカサゴツキヒ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (16 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (43 publications) (from synonym Ostrea pleuronectes Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Amusium pleuronectes)
To GenBank (140 nucleotides; 42 proteins) (from synonym Ostrea pleuronectes Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (140 nucleotides; 42 proteins)
To Malacopics (Amusium pleuronectes (Linnaeus, 1758) Philippines, Western Visayas, Panay Island, e...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Amusium pleuronectes australiae Habe, 1964)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (43 publications) (from synonym Ostrea pleuronectes Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Amusium pleuronectes)
To GenBank (140 nucleotides; 42 proteins) (from synonym Ostrea pleuronectes Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (140 nucleotides; 42 proteins)
To Malacopics (Amusium pleuronectes (Linnaeus, 1758) Philippines, Western Visayas, Panay Island, e...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Amusium pleuronectes australiae Habe, 1964)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
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