MolluscaBase - Pteria (Margaritifera) margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758)

WoRMS name details

Pteria (Margaritifera) margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758)

AphiaID

1617772 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1617772)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted Name

Pinctada margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank

Species

Parent

Pteria (Margaritifera) Jameson, 1901 accepted as Pinctada Röding, 1798

Original name

Mytilus margaritiferus Linnaeus, 1758

Direct children (3)

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Variety Pteria (Margaritifera) margaritifera var. erythraeensis Jameson, 1901 accepted as Margaritifera margaritifera var. erythraeensis Jameson, 1901
Variety Pteria (Margaritifera) margaritifera var. persica Jameson, 1901 accepted as Pinctada persica (Jameson, 1901)
Variety Pteria (Margaritifera) margaritifera var. zanzibarensis Jameson, 1901 accepted as Pinctada margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Mytilus margaritiferus 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
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Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pteria (Margaritifera) margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1617772 on 2025-04-05

Taxonomic edit history

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2022-12-27 21:03:36Z

created

Marshall, Bruce

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Nomenclature

original description (of Mytilus margaritiferus 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
page(s): 704 [details] Available for editors

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