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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Bivalvia: : Mytiloidea: Crenellinae

Musculus glacialis (Leche, 1883)


Range: 68°N to 35°N; 75°W to 20°W
Depth: 2 to 110 m (live 16 to 30 m)

Synonymy

Mytilus discors auct. non Linnaeus, 1767
Mytilus corrugatus Stimpson, 1851
Modiolaria glacialis Leche, 1883

Details


Modiolaria glacialis Leche, 1883,
[Basis of the current name]

Mytilus corrugatus Stimpson, 1851c, p. 12, [Gould 1841, fig. 84]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Eastport [Maine], 0-20 fathoms to Cape Cod [Massachusetts]
Range: 68°N to 35°N; 75°W to 20°W
Depth: 2 to 110 m (live 16 to 30 m)
Distribution: Canada: Quebec; USA: Maine, Massachusetts, Georges Bank
References: Procter (1933) Ll
Comments: Non Brogniart, 1823. New name for Modiola discors of Gould, 1841, a misidentification of Mytilus discors Linnaeus, 1758.

Mytilus discors auct. non Linnaeus, 1767, 
[Not available]
References: Stimpson (1851c) s
Comments: Misidentification by Gould (1841).


Partial List of References

Stimpson, W. 1851. Shells of New England  59 pp., 2 pls. Phillips, Sampson, and Company: Boston. [Stated date: 25 Nov 1851; true date: pre Dec 16.]

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