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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Bivalvia: : Mytiloidea: Mytilinae

Brachidontes blakeanus Melvill & Standen, 1914


Range: 52°S to 52.7°S; 70°W to 60°W
Depth: 50 to 30 m
Maximum Reported Size: 8  mm

Synonymy

Brachydontes blakeanus Melvill & Standen, 1914

Details


Brachydontes (Hormomya) blakeanus Melvill & Standen, 1914, p. 129, pl. 7, fig. 4-4a
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Roy Cove, Falkland Islands
Range: 52°S to 52°S; 60°W
Maximum Reported Size: 8 mm
Distribution: Falkland Islands
References: Melvill & Standen (1914) NSEWM

Brachidontes blankeanus sic, 
[Not available]
Range: 52.7°S to 52.7°S; 70°W
Depth: 50 to 30 m
Distribution: Straits of Magellan, Chile
References: Ríos, Mutschke & Morrison (2003) DdNSEW


Partial List of References

Melvill, J. C. and R. Standen. 1914. Notes on Mollusca collected in the North-west Falklands by Mr. Rupert Vallentin, F.L.S., with descriptions of six new species Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)13 110-137, pl. 7. [Stated date: -- Jan 1914.]

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