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Cyclopecten broii Dijkstra, Ghys & Maestrati, 2026

1899912 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1899912)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Bivalvia (Class)
  5. Autobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Pteriomorphia (Infraclass)
  7. Pectinida (Order)
  8. Pectinoidea (Superfamily)
  9. Propeamussiidae (Family)
  10. Cyclopecten (Genus)
  11. Cyclopecten broii (Species)
accepted
Species
Cyclopecten A. E. Verrill, 1897
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Dijkstra, H. H., Ghys, A. & Maestrati, P. (2026). The Pectinoidea (Bivalvia, Propeamussiidae and Pectinidae) of Walters Shoal, with descriptions of six new species. <em>Zoosystema.</em> 48(15): 373-387., available online at https://doi.org/10.5252/zoosystema2026v48a15
page(s): 379, figs 5, 9A-B [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Note SW Indian Ocean: Walters Shoal, 33°49’S,...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality SW Indian Ocean: Walters Shoal, 33°49’S, 44°23’E; depth 961-966 m. [details]
Etymology Named after Victor Broi, captain of R/V Marion-Dufresne during the Walters Shoal expedition, serving on his last cruise...  
Etymology Named after Victor Broi, captain of R/V Marion-Dufresne during the Walters Shoal expedition, serving on his last cruise before retirement. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Cyclopecten broii Dijkstra, Ghys & Maestrati, 2026. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1899912 on 2026-07-08
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2026-07-08 03:22:11Z
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Bouchet, Philippe

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original description Dijkstra, H. H., Ghys, A. & Maestrati, P. (2026). The Pectinoidea (Bivalvia, Propeamussiidae and Pectinidae) of Walters Shoal, with descriptions of six new species. <em>Zoosystema.</em> 48(15): 373-387., available online at https://doi.org/10.5252/zoosystema2026v48a15
page(s): 379, figs 5, 9A-B [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named after Victor Broi, captain of R/V Marion-Dufresne during the Walters Shoal expedition, serving on his last cruise before retirement. [details]

Type locality SW Indian Ocean: Walters Shoal, 33°49’S, 44°23’E; depth 961-966 m. [details]
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