MolluscaBase taxon details
Cyclopecten simardi Dijkstra, Ghys & Maestrati, 2026
1899913 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1899913)
accepted
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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
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Note SW Indian Ocean: Walters Shoal, 33°08’S,...
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Type locality SW Indian Ocean: Walters Shoal, 33°08’S, 44°02’E; depth 700-711 m. [details]
Etymology Named after François Simard, Deputy Director of IUCN Global Marine and Polar Programme, and Principal Investigator of the...
Etymology Named after François Simard, Deputy Director of IUCN Global Marine and Polar Programme, and Principal Investigator of the FFEM-Southwest Indian Ocean project, under the umbrella of which the Walters Shoal expedition took place. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Cyclopecten simardi Dijkstra, Ghys & Maestrati, 2026. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1899913 on 2026-07-08
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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): 380, figs 6, 9K-L [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 380, figs 6, 9K-L [details] Available for editors
[request]From editor or global species database
Etymology Named after François Simard, Deputy Director of IUCN Global Marine and Polar Programme, and Principal Investigator of the FFEM-Southwest Indian Ocean project, under the umbrella of which the Walters Shoal expedition took place. [details]Type locality SW Indian Ocean: Walters Shoal, 33°08’S, 44°02’E; depth 700-711 m. [details]
