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

Brachidontes exustus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Range: 35°N to 35°S; 87°W to 32.3°W
Depth: 0 to 11 m (live 1 to 3 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 46 mm

Synonymy

Mytilus exustus Linnaeus, 1758
Mytilus bidens Linnaeus, 1767
Modiola sulcata Lamarck, 1819
Mytilus muelleri Dunker, 1875

Details

Mytilus exustus Linnaeus, 1758, p. 705, Not figured
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Jamaica
Range: 35°N to 35°S; 87°W to 32.3°W
Depth: 0 to 11 m (live 1 to 3 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 30 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida; Mexico: Quintana Roo; Cuba: Holguin; Jamaica
References: d'Orbigny (1853) M; Perry & Schwengel (1955) Dd; Sykes & Hall (1970) L; Lyons et al. (1971) {L}l; Cooley (1978) W; Vegas Torres (2004)

Mytilus bidens Linnaeus, 1767,
[Synonym]
References: Mikkelsen (2005) s

Mytilus mülleri Dunker, 1875, p. 250-251
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Desterro, Santa Catarina, Brasil
Maximum Reported Size: 46 mm
Distribution: Brazil: Santa Catarina
References: Dunker (1875) M

Modiola sulcata Lamarck, 1819,
[Synonymy uncertain]
References: Mikkelsen (2005) s?

Partial List of References

Dunker, W. 1875. Ueber Conchylien von Desterro, Provinz Sta. Catharina, Brasilien Jahrbücher der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft 2 240-254.
Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae Systema Naturae, 10th ed., vol. 1 824 pp. Laurentii Salvii: Holmiae [Stockholm, Sweden].

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