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Aequipecten opercularis Queen scallop

Aequipecten opercularisis commonly referred to as Queen scallop. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Aequipecten opercularis, 2018


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lexID:
6392 
AphiaID:
140687 
Scientific:
Aequipecten opercularis 
German:
Kleine Pilgermuschel 
English:
Queen Scallop 
Category:
Sea Shells 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Pectinida (Order) > Pectinidae (Family) > Aequipecten (Genus) > opercularis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Linnaeus, ), 1758 
Occurrence:
the North Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), European Coasts, Mauritius, Morocco, North Atlantic Ocean, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea 
Size:
up to 3.54" (9 cm) 
Temperature:
41 °F - 77 °F (5°C - 25°C) 
Food:
Plankton 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2013-11-09 20:01:14 

Info

Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Aequipecten opercularis variable in colour from pink, brown, orange or yellow with bands, zigzags, rays and spots.Its commonly known as Queen scallop.
Each valve has radiating ridges.It grows up to 9 cm.
Aequipecten opercularis feeds on plankton.

Synonyms:
Chlamys bruei coeni Nordsieck, 1969
Chlamys bruei pulchricostata Nordsieck, 1969
Chlamys opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ostrea dubia Gmelin, 1791
Ostrea elegans Gmelin, 1791
Ostrea opercularis Linnaeus, 1758
Ostrea radiata Gmelin, 1791
Ostrea regia Gmelin, 1791
Ostrea solaris Born, 1778
Ostrea versicolor Gmelin, 1791
Pecten audouinii Payraudeau, 1826
Pecten cretatus Reeve, 1853
Pecten daucus Reeve, 1853
Pecten heliacus Dall, 1925
Pecten lineatus da Costa, 1778
Pecten lineatus var. albida Locard, 1888
Pecten lineatus var. bicolor Locard, 1888
Pecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pecten opercularis var. albopurpurascens Lamarck, 1819
Pecten opercularis var. albovariegata Clement, 1875
Pecten opercularis var. aspera Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1889
Pecten opercularis var. concolor Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1889
Pecten opercularis var. depressa Locard, 1888
Pecten opercularis var. elongata Jeffreys, 1864
Pecten opercularis var. luteus Lamarck, 1819
Pecten pictus da Costa, 1778
Pecten subrufus Pennant, 1777
Pecten vescoi Bavay, 1903

Scientific paper

  1. The environmental impacts of three different queen scallop (Aequipecten opercularis) fishing gears, Hilmar Hinz; Lee G. Murray; Fraser R. Malcolm; Michel J. Kaiser, 2012
  2. Previously unknown apicomplexan species infecting Iceland scallop, Chlamys islandica (Müller, 1776), queen scallop, Aequipecten opercularis L., and king scallop, Pecten maximus L., Árni Kristmundsson; Sigurður Helgason; Slavko Helgi Bambir; Matthías Eydal; Mark A. Freeman, 2011
  3. Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers in the queen scallop Aequipecten opercularis and their application to a population genetic study, Arias, Alberto; Freire, Ruth; Méndez, Josefina; Insua, Ana , 2010
  4. Cell turnover in tissues of the long-lived ocean quahogArctica islandicaand the short-lived scallopAequipecten opercularis, Julia Strahl; Doris Abele, 2010
  5. Comparative sclerochronology of modern and mid-Pliocene (c. 3.5 Ma) Aequipecten opercularis (Mollusca, Bivalvia): an insight into past and future climate change in the north-east Atlantic region, Andrew L.A. Johnson; Jonathan A. Hickson; Annemarie Bird; Bernd R. Schöne; Peter S. Balson; Timothy H.E. Heaton; Mark Williams, 2009
  6. Size and age-dependent changes of escape response to predator attack in the Queen scallop Aequipecten opercularis, Schmidt, Maike; Philipp, Eva E. R.; Abele, Doris , 2008
  7. Genetic analysis of Aequipecten opercularis and Mimachlamys varia (Bivalvia: Pectinidae) in several Atlantic and Mediterranean localities, revealed by mitochondrial PCR-RFLPs: a preliminary study, Mercedes Fernandez-Moreno; Alberto Arias-Perez; Ruth Freire; Josefina Méndez, 2008
  8. Mitochondrial density as a parameter of physiological fitness in young and old Queen Scallops (Aequipecten opercularis), C. Gsottbauer; E. Philipp; P. Steinbacher; W. Stoiber; A. Obermayer; J. Haslett; A. Sänger, 2007
  9. [Developments in Aquaculture and Fisheries Science] Scallops: Biology, Ecology and Aquaculture Volume 35 || Chapter 19 The European scallop fisheries for Pecten maximus, aequipecten opercularis and mimachlamys varia, Brand, Andrew R., 2006
  10. Maerl grounds provide both refuge and high growth potential for juvenile queen scallops (Aequipecten opercularis L.), Nicholas A. Kamenos; P. Geoffrey Moore; Jason M. Hall-Spencer, 2004
  11. Attachment of the juvenile queen scallop (Aequipecten opercularis (L.)) to maerl in mesocosm conditions; juvenile habitat selection, N.A Kamenos; P.G Moore; J.M Hall-Spencer, 2004
  12. Population dynamics and metabolism of Aequipecten opercularis (L.) from the western English Channel (Roscoff, France), Olaf Heilmayer; Thomas Brey; Daniela Storch; Andreas Mackensen; Wolf E. Arntz, 2004
  13. Seasonal swimming behaviour in the queen scallop (Aequipecten opercularis) and its effect on dredge fisheries, S.R. Jenkins; W. Lart; B.J. Vause; A.R. Brand, 2003
  14. Growth of the queen scallop (Aequipecten opercularis) in suspended culture: influence of density and depth, G Román; M.J Campos; C.P Acosta; J Cano, 1999
  15. The shell of the Queen Scallop Aequipecten opercularis (L.) as a promising tool for palaeoenvironmental reconstruction: evidence and reasons for equilibrium stable-isotope incorporation, Jon A Hickson; Andrew L.A Johnson; Tim H.E Heaton; Peter S Balson, 1999

External links

  1. Homepage von Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. MarLIN – The Marine Life Information Network (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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