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

Brachidontes variabilis (Krauss, 1848)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

BrachidontesSwainson, 1840accepted genus name

Species group names

Mytilus variabilis striata [sic] orthographic variant
Mytilus variabilis Krauss, 1848 synonym
Mytilus variabilis striata [sic] synonym
Mytilus variabilis var. semistriata Krauss, 1848 synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 English: variable mussel

Literature

basis of record

Taylor, J.D. (1971). Intertidal Zonation at Aldabra Atoll. Phil. Trns. Roy. Soc. Lond. B. 260, 173-213

taxonomy source

Sirna Terranova M., Lo Brutto S., Arculeo M. & Mitton J.B. 2007. A mitochondrial phylogeography of Brachidontes variabilis (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) reveals three cryptic species. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 45(4): 289–298.

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Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
Barcode of Life
GenBank (10 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2014). Brachidontes variabilis (Krauss, 1848). 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:216616

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

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Last modified

2014-03-04 by Serge Gofas

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