Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Lyropecten magnificus (Hickman, 1999), Pecten magnificus G. B. Sowerby I, 1835 · unaccepted (original combination) (Horton et al., 2021). AMNH: 164521, 169826, ANSP: 81789, USNM, 102519, 765017, CAS: 13652, 13676 (fossil), 27249 (fossil), 27255 (fossil), BMNH: 1950.11.14.43-44 (Holotype, var. a, type locality: Galapagos), CDRS: 254-261, 1021, 1023, 1106, 1107, 1240, 1242, 1243, 1455, FNRS-Belgian expedition to the Galapagos, 1984, MHNG expedition to the Galapagos, 1993.

Origin: Native

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Coast of Ecuador including Galapagos Islands (Keen, 1958; Hickman, 1999).Within the Galapagos archipelago only known from the Western Bioregion.

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• Hickman, C.P. Jr. Finet, Y. (1999) A Field Guide to the Marine Molluscs of Galápagos. Sugar Spring Press, Lexington, Virginia, 150 pp.
• Sowerby, G.B., (I) (1835) Characters of and observations on new genera and species of Mollusca and Conchifera collected by Mr. Cuming. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 3: 4-7 (Apr. 3), 21-23 (Apr. 16), 41-47 (June 1), 49-51 (July 17), 84-85, 93-96 (Sept. 25), 109-110 (Oct. 9).
• Keen, A.M. (1958) Sea Shells of Tropical West America. Stanford University Press, Palo Alto, 1st edition, 624 pp.
• Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
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