Brachidontes exustus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mytiloidea : Mytilidae | Non-native |
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To size: To 46 mm. Shell Structure: Solid, thin shell. Equivalve: Equivalve. Equilateral: Beaks at extreme anterior. Tumidity: Not tumid. Outline: Elongated fan/mussel-shaped.
Sculpture: Radial ribs intersepted by concentric ridges, giving a beadlet sculpture. Margin: Roughly crenulated margin. Ligament: Dark brown band along the length of the anterior dorsal margin. Hinge: Dysodont, up to 4 small teeth. Pallial Musculature: Anterior adductor very small, posterior adductor and pedal retractor forms a large mass in the dorsal region. Colour: External yellow to dark brown, internal white with purple and brown mottling.
Distribution & Ecology
In Britain and Ireland it has been found in Gwithin Cornwall.
Depth Range
Additional Information & Related Species
Related Species
Mytiloidea : Mytilidae
References
Listed are literature citing Brachidontes exustus (Linnaeus, 1758). Reference containing the species Type Description is highlighted.
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Bennett K.F., Reed A.J. & Lutz, R.A. 2011. DNA Barcoding reveals Brachidontes (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) from two ecologically distinct intertidal habitats on Long Key, Florida Keys, are cryptic species, not ecotypes. The Nautilus. 125(2): 63-71. |
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Linnaeus C 1758. Systema Naturae. Editio decima. 1. Regnum Animale Holmiae, Laurentii Salvii. 824pp. |
Resources
- Conchological Society
of Great Britain & Ireland
Provides resources for understanding, identifying, recording, and conserving molluscs - CLEMAM
Check List of European Marine Mollusca - MarLIN
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National Biodiversity Network's Gateway. Use it to explore UK biodiversity data, as contributed by participating data providers. - BivAToL
- MarBEF
- Malacological Society
- Unitas Malacologica
- Census of Marine Life
- MarBEF
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