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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Bivalvia: : Mytiloidea: Mytilinae

Brachidontes modiolus (Linnaeus, 1767)


Range: 26°N to 9°N; 91°W to 0°W
Depth: 5.5 to 11 m
Maximum Reported Size: 38  mm

Synonymy

Arca modiolus Linnaeus, 1767
Mytilus citrinus Röding, 1798
Mytilus cubitus Say, 1822
Modiola paeteliana Clessin, 1889
Brachidontes pseudorecurvus Usticke, 1969

Details


Arca modiolus Linnaeus, 1767,
[Basis of the current name]
Range: 26°N to 18.3°N; 91°W
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida

Mytilus citrinus Röding, 1798, p. 159, [Chemnitz 1785, pl. 84, fig. 754]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Not stated
Range: 26°N to 9°N; 89.7°W to 67°W
Depth: 5.5 to 11 m
Maximum Reported Size: 38 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: West Florida; Mexico: Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; Cuba: Holguin
References: Perry & Schwengel (1955) DdNM; Rice & Kornicker (1962) W; Ekdale (1974) {W}; Vegas Torres (2004)

Mytilus cubitus Say, 1822, 
[Synonym]

Modiola paeteliana Clessin, 1889, 
[Synonym]
References: Mikkelsen (2005, 26 Oct.) s

Brachidontes pseudorecurvus Usticke, 1969, 
[Synonym]
References: Usticke (1971) s (of Ischadium cubitus)


Partial List of References

Röding, P. F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum  viii + 199 pp. Hamburg. [Stated date: -- Sep 1798.]

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