Wikipedia:WikiProject Bivalves/genus taxobox example

The genus Pecten. This genus name has to be differentiated thus, Pecten (bivalve), because there are other articles with the same name. This taxobox is current (July 2024). WoRMS is always a good source for any marine taxon and it conveniently lists the appropriate citation at the bottom of every page on the site.

WikiProject Bivalves/genus taxobox example
Temporal range: Cretaceous – Recent
Two beachworn upper valves of Pecten maximus from Wales
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pectinida
Family: Pectinidae
Genus: Pecten
O. F. Müller, 1776[1]
Type species
Pecten maximus
(Linnaeus, 1758) by subsequent designation
Species[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Argoderma Poli, 1795
  • Argus Poli, 1791
  • Chlamys (Pallium) Schröter, 1802
  • Deperetia Teppner, 1922
  • Flabellipecten Sacco, 1897
  • Heritschia Teppner, 1922
  • Janira Schumacher, 1817
  • Jaworskia Teppner, 1922
  • Notovola Finlay, 1926
  • Pallium Schröter, 1802
  • Pecten (Flabellipecten) Sacco, 1897
  • Pecten (Janira) Schumacher, 1817
  • Pecten (Pecten) O. F. Müller, 1776 alternative representation
  • Pecten (Vola) Mörch, 1853
  • Pectinites Schlotheim, 1813
  • Pectinium Link, 1807
  • Phallium [sic] incorrect subsequent spelling
  • Philippia Teppner, 1922
  • Pseudamussium (Pecten) O. F. Müller, 1776
  • Vola Mörch, 1853


References

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  1. ^ Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae indigenarum: characteres, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. Typis Hallagerii, Havni, Copenhagen. 282 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550 Archived 21 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine page(s): 248
  2. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Pecten O. F. Müller, 1776. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138323 Archived 15 May 2024 at the Wayback Machine on 2024-07-18