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: : Pterioidea: Pteriidae

Pteria hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758)

Range: 35°N to 29°S; 0°W
Depth: 20 to 150 m

Synonymy

Mytilus hirundo Linnaeus, 1758
Avicula hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758)

Details

Mytilus hirundo Linnaeus, 1758, p. 706, [Figures of several previous authors cited]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: O. meridionali, Mediterraneo
Range: 35°N to 29°S
Depth: 20 to 150 m
Distribution: Venezuela: Sucre
References: Pérez et al. (2007)
Combining Genera: Avicula

Partial List of References

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae Systema Naturae, 10th ed., vol. 1 824 pp. Laurentii Salvii: Holmiae [Stockholm, Sweden].

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