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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Bivalvia: : Mytiloidea: Crenellinae

Musculus lateralis (Say, 1822)


Range: 35°N to 21°S; 91°W to 29°W
Depth: 0.3 to 80 m (live 0.3 to 11 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 12  mm

Synonymy

Mytilus lateralis Say, 1822
Modiolaria lateralis (Say, 1822) 
Modiola elliptica H. C. Lea, 1842
Crenella translucida Gabb, 1881

Details


Mytilus lateralis Say, 1822,
[Basis of the current name]
Range: 35°N to 21°S; 91°W to 29°W
Depth: 0.3 to 80 m (live 0.3 to 11 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 12 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida; USA: Texas; Mexico: Quintana Roo; Brazil: Trindade Island
References: E. A. Smith (1915) SE; Perry & Schwengel (1955) M; Lyons et al. (1971) dl; Reed & Mikkelsen (1987) D; Lyons (1989b) L
Combining Genera:  Modiolaria

Modiola elliptica H. C. Lea, 1842, 
[Synonym]
References: Mikkelsen (2005) s

Crenella translucida Gabb, 1881, 
[Synonym]
References: Mikkelsen (2005) s



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