Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Pteriomorphia > Order Mytiloida > Superfamily Mytiloidea > Family Mytilidae > Genus Lithophaga

Lithophaga aristata (Dillwyn, 1817)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

LithophagaRöding, 1798accepted genus name
Lithophagus orthographic variant
Dactylus Mörch, 1861 synonym
Leiosolenus Carpenter, 1857 synonym
Lithodomus Cuvier, 1816 synonym
Lithophaga (Leiosolenus) Carpenter, 1856 synonym
Lithophaga (Myoforceps) P. Fischer, 1886 synonym
Lithophagus synonym
Myoforceps P. Fischer, 1886 synonym

Species group names

Mytilus aristatus Dillwyn, 1817 basionym
Dactylus carpenteri Mörch, 1861 synonym
Leiosolenus aristatus (Dillwyn, 1817) synonym
Lithodomus forficatus Ravenel, 1861 synonym
Lithophaga bipinnifera Guppy, 1877 synonym
Lithophaga caudata Gray J.E. in King, 1827 synonym
Lithophaga incurva Gabb, 1861 synonym
Lithophagus aristatus (Dillwyn, 1817) synonym
Lithophagus aristatus var. gracilior Carpenter, 1857 synonym
Lithophagus aristatus var. tumidior Carpenter, 1857 synonym
Modiola caudigera Lamarck, 1819 synonym
Modiola excavata de Folin, 1867 synonym
Myoforceps aristatus (Dillwyn, 1817) synonym
Mytilus aristatus Dillwyn, 1817 synonym
Mytilus ropan Deshayes, 1836 synonym

Literature

additional source

Turgeon, D. D., W. G. Lyons, P. Mikkelsen, G. Rosenberg, and F. Moretzsohn. 2009. Bivalvia (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 711–744 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, Colleg

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Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications)
Barcode of Life
USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Lithophaga aristata (Dillwyn, 1817). In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:225182

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

IUCN:
Red List status LC 2009This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

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2012-06-25 by Philippe Bouchet

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