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: : Ostreoidea: Gryphaeidae

Hyotissa hyotis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Introduced species

Range: 26.7°N to 24.66°N; 80.96°W to 80°W
Depth: 30 to 30 m
Maximum Reported Size: 180 mm

Synonymy

Mytilus hyotis Linnaeus, 1758
Ostrea hyotis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pycnodonte hyotis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ostrea jacobaea Rochebrune, 1895
Ostrea fischeri Dall, 1914

Details

Mytilus hyotis Linnaeus, 1758, p. 704, [Rumph. mus. t. 47, f. C; Argenv. conch. t. 23, f. H]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Pelagi Gorgoniis
Range: 26.7°N to 24.66°N; 80.96°W to 80°W
Depth: 30 m
Maximum Reported Size: 180 mm
References: Bieler et al. (2004) DdNSEWM
Comments: Introduced in the Western Atlantic.
Combining Genera: Ostrea Pycnodonte

Ostrea fischeri Dall, 1914,
[Synonym]
References: Mikkelsen (2005) s

Ostrea jacobaea Rochebrune, 1895,
[Synonym]
References: Mikkelsen (2005) s
Comments: Non Linnaeus, 1758.

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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