WoRMS name details
Pecten circularis G. B. Sowerby I, 1835
394279 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:394279)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Sowerby, G. B. I. (1835). Characters of and observations on new genera and species of Mollusca and Conchifera collected by Mr. Cuming. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 3(25): 4-7; 3(26): 21-23; 3(27): 41-43; 46-47; 3(28): 49-51; 3(30): 84-85; 3(30): 93-96; 3(31): 109-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859766
page(s): 110 [details]
page(s): 110 [details]
Note Type locality [in error]: Guaymas, Mexico
From editor or global species database
Type locality Type locality [in error]: Guaymas, Mexico [details]
Homonymy Homonym of Pecten circularis Goldfuss, 1835; priority not established.
Homonymy Homonym of Pecten circularis Goldfuss, 1835; priority not established. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pecten circularis G. B. Sowerby I, 1835. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=394279 on 2025-04-26
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Nomenclature
original description
Sowerby, G. B. I. (1835). Characters of and observations on new genera and species of Mollusca and Conchifera collected by Mr. Cuming. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 3(25): 4-7; 3(26): 21-23; 3(27): 41-43; 46-47; 3(28): 49-51; 3(30): 84-85; 3(30): 93-96; 3(31): 109-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859766
page(s): 110 [details]
basis of record Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2189: 1–218., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1 [details]
page(s): 110 [details]
basis of record Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2189: 1–218., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Waller, T. R. (1995). The misidentified holotype of <i>Argopecten circularis</i> (Bivalvia: Pectinidae). <em>The Veliger.</em> 38: 298-303., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42466968 [details]
Other
additional source
Guppy, R. J. L. (1879). First sketch of a marine invertebrate fauna of the Gulf of Paria and its neighbourhood. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 2: 151-172., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31584869
page(s): 170 [details]
additional source Guppy, R. J. L. (1877). First sketch of a marine invertebrate fauna of the Gulf of Paria and its neighbourhood. <em>Proceedings of the Scientific Association of Trinidad.</em> 2(3): 134-157., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54078108
page(s): 155; note: As Pecten circularis ? [details]
additional source Guppy, R. J. L. (1895). The Molluska of the Gulf of Paria. <em>Proceedings of the Victoria Institute of Trinidad.</em> Pt. 2: 116-152., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54372323
page(s): 149; note: As Pecten circulatis? [details]
page(s): 170 [details]
additional source Guppy, R. J. L. (1877). First sketch of a marine invertebrate fauna of the Gulf of Paria and its neighbourhood. <em>Proceedings of the Scientific Association of Trinidad.</em> 2(3): 134-157., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54078108
page(s): 155; note: As Pecten circularis ? [details]
additional source Guppy, R. J. L. (1895). The Molluska of the Gulf of Paria. <em>Proceedings of the Victoria Institute of Trinidad.</em> Pt. 2: 116-152., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54372323
page(s): 149; note: As Pecten circulatis? [details]
