Mytilus charruanusd'Orbigny, 1842d, pl. 84, figs. 38-39 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Not stated [environs de Rio de Janeiro, Brésil; Maldonado [d'Orbigny 1846: 645] Range: 11°N to 35°S; 35°W Depth: 0 m Maximum Reported Size: 50 mm Comments: Mytilus charruanus on the plate, which presumably was published in 1842; Mytilus falcatus in the text from 1846. Introduced in Florida (Boudreaux & Walters 2006).
Modiolus arciformis Dall, 1909, [Synonym]
Mytilus falcatusd'Orbigny, 1846, p. 645, [d'Orbigny 1842d, pl. 84, figs. 38-39] [Objective synonym of valid name] Type Locality: environs de Rio de Janeiro, Brésil; Maldonado [Uruguay] Range: 23°S to 35°S; 55°W to 43°W Maximum Reported Size: 46 mm Distribution: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro; Uruguay References: d'Orbigny (1846) NSEWM Comments: Non Muenster, 1836, nec d'Orbigny, 1844.
Mytilus mundahuensis Duarte, 1926, [Synonym]
Mytilus strigatus Hanley, 1843, [Synonym] References: Soot-Ryen (1955) s (of M. falcatus)
Partial List of References
d'Orbigny, A. 1842. Mollusques Voyage dans l'Amérique Méridionale 5 pls. 83-85. P. Bertrand: Paris. [True date: -- --- 1842.] d'Orbigny, A. 1846. Mollusques Voyage dans l'Amérique Méridionale 5 489-728 [and 729-758?]. P. Bertrand: Paris. [True date: -- --- 1846.]
