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Pecten melitensis Gregorio, 1895 †
1641043 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1641043)
uncertain > taxon inquirendum
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
De Gregorio, A. (1895). Description de quelques fossiles tertiaires (surtout miocènes) de Malte. <em>Annales de Géologie et de Paléontologie.</em> 19: 1-21, pls. 1-4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37165694
page(s): 15, pl. 2, figs 20, 21; note: introduced as "Pecten melitensis De Greg. (an Pecten spinulosus Münst. var. melitensis De Greg.?)" [details]
page(s): 15, pl. 2, figs 20, 21; note: introduced as "Pecten melitensis De Greg. (an Pecten spinulosus Münst. var. melitensis De Greg.?)" [details]
Type locality contained in Malta
type locality contained in Malta [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Pecten melitensis Gregorio, 1895 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1641043 on 2024-11-15
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original description
De Gregorio, A. (1895). Description de quelques fossiles tertiaires (surtout miocènes) de Malte. <em>Annales de Géologie et de Paléontologie.</em> 19: 1-21, pls. 1-4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37165694
page(s): 15, pl. 2, figs 20, 21; note: introduced as "Pecten melitensis De Greg. (an Pecten spinulosus Münst. var. melitensis De Greg.?)" [details]
additional source Roger J. (1939). Le genre <i>Chlamys</i> dans les formations néogènes de l'Europe: conclusions générales sur la répartition géographique et stratigraphique des pectinidés du tertiaire récent. <em>Mémoire de la Société géologique de France.</em> 40: 1-249.
page(s): 253; note: discussed as potential synonym of Flabellipecten koheni (Fuchs, 1876) [details]
page(s): 15, pl. 2, figs 20, 21; note: introduced as "Pecten melitensis De Greg. (an Pecten spinulosus Münst. var. melitensis De Greg.?)" [details]
additional source Roger J. (1939). Le genre <i>Chlamys</i> dans les formations néogènes de l'Europe: conclusions générales sur la répartition géographique et stratigraphique des pectinidés du tertiaire récent. <em>Mémoire de la Société géologique de France.</em> 40: 1-249.
page(s): 253; note: discussed as potential synonym of Flabellipecten koheni (Fuchs, 1876) [details]
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Synonymy May be a synonym of Costellamussiopecten spinulosus (Münster, 1833) or Flabellipecten koheni (Fuchs, 1876) (see Roger 1939). [details]
