Malacolog 4.1.1: Western Atlantic Mollusk Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences

Malacolog Version 4.1.1

A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

Bivalvia: : Mytiloidea: Mytilinae

Choromytilus chorus (Molina, 1782)

Range: 54°S to 55.5°S; 74°W to 68°W

Synonymy

Mytilus caerulus Molina, 1782
Mytilus chorus Molina, 1782
Mytilus achatinus Lamarck, 1819
Mytilus latus Lamarck, 1819
Mytilus ungulatus auct. non Valenciennes, 1821
Mytilus compressus Reeve, 1858

Details

Mytilus chorus Molina, 1782,
[Basis of the current name]
Range: 54°S to 55.5°S; 74°W to 68°W
Distribution: Tierra del Fuego, Straits of Magellan, Chile
References: Rochebrune & Mabille (1889) NSE

Mytilus achatinus Lamarck, 1819,
[Synonym]
References: Bernard (1983) s

Mytilus caerulus Molina, 1782,
[Synonym]
References: Bernard (1983) s

Mytilus compressus Reeve, 1858,
[Synonym]
References: Bernard (1983) s

Mytilus latus Lamarck, 1819,
[Synonym]
References: Bernard (1983) s

Mytilus ungulatus auct. non Valenciennes, 1821,
[Not available]
References: Bernard (1983) s
Comments: Misidentification by Valenciennes (1821).

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