Pecten maximus ( Linnaeus, 1758 )

Araya, Juan Francisco, 2015, Current status of the non-indigenous molluscs in Chile, with the first record of Otala punctata (Müller, 1774) (Gastropoda: Helicidae) in the country and new records for Cornu aspersum (Müller, 1774) and Deroceras laeve (Müller, 1774), Journal of Natural History 49 (29), pp. 1731-1761 : 1734-1735

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222933.2015.1006703
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4336621
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/933C3E2E-FFE6-FF8E-FE67-05EFFBB151AF
treatment provided by	Carolina
scientific name	Pecten maximus ( Linnaeus, 1758 )
status

Treatment

Pecten maximus ( Linnaeus, 1758)

Description

Poppe and Goto (2000).

Distribution

Native to Europe, Eastern Atlantic Ocean ( Poppe and Goto 2000). The only record for Chile does not give a precise distribution ( Valdovinos 1999), although attempts at its aquaculture in Chile were made in La Herradura Bay, Coquimbo (30° S).

Possible mechanism of introduction/Status

Intentional transplantation/unestablished ( Valdovinos 1999).

Remarks

Filter feeder, species of commercial importance ( Poppe and Goto 2000). UA, II.