Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1998-01-01 / 1998-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed.
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26
Page(s):
526
Publisher:
American Fisheries Society
Publication Place:
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-888569-01-8/0097-0638
Notes:
Reference for:
Argopecten ventricosus
Argopecten ventricosus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
East Pacific
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Argopecten ventricosus: Comments
Comment:
Turgeon et al. (1998) note that "type material of [Argopecten "circularis" (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835)] proved to be a mislabeled specimen of the Atlantic A. irradians concenticus." The name A. circularis was misapplied in the prior edition of that volume, and in the 1998 edition they instead used the name A. ventricosus (Sowerby 1842) for the intended taxon