Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Autobranchia > Infraclass Pteriomorphia > Order Mytilida > Superfamily Mytiloidea > Family Mytilidae > Subfamily Brachidontinae > Genus Brachidontes

Brachidontes ustulatus (Lamarck, 1819)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Brachidontes*	Swainson, 1840	accepted genus name
*Brachydontes*	[sic]	orthographic variant
*Mytilus (Brachidontes)*	Swainson, 1840	synonym

Species group names

*Mytilus ustulatus*	Lamarck, 1819	synonym

Literature

basis of record	Huber, M. (2010). Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.
additional source	Tan, S. H. M.; Wells, F. E.; Lukehurst, S. S.; Strong, E. E.; Sanpanich, K.; Duangdee, T.; Ambarwati, R.; Tan, K. S. (2024). Unravelling the Brachidontes variabilis species complex (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) of the Indo-Pacific region. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 90(4): Published online 5 November.
additional source	Lamy, E. (1920). Notes sur les espèces de Mytilus décrites par Lamarck. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. 26 (4): 330-335, 26 (5): 415-422, 26 (6): 520-526.
additional source	Wells, F. E. & Bryce, C. W. (1984). A guide to the common molluscs of south-western Australian estuaries. Western Australian Museum. 112 pp.

Genbank

Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Brachidontes ustulatus (Lamarck, 1819). Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:505995