''Brachidontes'' is a genus of
mussel
Mussel () is the common name used for members of several families of bivalve molluscs, from saltwater and Freshwater bivalve, freshwater habitats. These groups have in common a shell whose outline is elongated and asymmetrical compared with other ...
s in the family
Mytilidae.
[Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 17.]
Species
The following are the species currently included in ''Brachidontes'':
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Brachidontes adamsianus
''Brachidontes'' is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae
Mytilidae are a family of small to large marine and brackish-water bivalve molluscs in the order Mytilida. One of the genera, '' Limnoperna'', even inhabits freshwater environmen ...
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(Dunker, 1857) — Adams mussel
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Brachidontes crebristriatus
''Brachidontes crebristriatus'', also known as the Hawaiian mussel, nahawele liʻiliʻi or kio-nawahele, is a bivalve known only from Hawaiʻi.
Description
This is a laterally compressed mussel that attaches to substrates by strong byssus thre ...
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(Conrad, 1837)
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Brachidontes darwinianus
''Brachidontes'' is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 17.
Species
The following are the species cu ...
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(d'Orbigny, 1842)
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Brachidontes domingensis
''Brachidontes'' is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 17.
Species
The following are the species cur ...
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(Lamarck, 1819) — Santo Domingo mussel
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Brachidontes dunkeri
''Brachidontes'' is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 17.
Species
The following are the species cur ...
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Brachidontes erosus
''Brachidontes'' is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 17.
Species
The following are the species cu ...
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(Lamarck, 1819)
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Brachidontes esmeraldensis
''Brachidontes'' is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 17.
Species
The following are the species cur ...
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(Olsson, 1961)
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Brachidontes evansi
''Brachidontes'' is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 17.
Species
The following are the species cu ...
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(E. A. Smith, 1903)
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Brachidontes exustus
''Brachidontes exustus'', commonly known as the scorched mussel, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family (biology), family Mytilidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Cape Hatteras to the West Indies a ...
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(Linnaeus, 1758) — scorched mussel
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Brachidontes granoliratus
''Brachidontes'' is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 17.
Species
The following are the species cur ...
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(G. B. Sowerby III, 1909)
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Brachidontes granulatus
''Brachidontes'' is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 17.
Species
The following are the species cu ...
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(Hanley, 1843)
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Brachidontes houstonius
''Brachidontes'' is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 17.
Species
The following are the species cur ...
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Bartsch & Rehder, 1939
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Brachidontes modiolus
''Brachidontes modiolus'', or the Yellow mussel, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Florida to the West Indies
The West Indies is a subregion of ...
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(Linnaeus, 1767) — yellow mussel
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Brachidontes mutabilis
''Brachidontes'' is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 17.
Species
The following are the species cur ...
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(Gould, 1861) — mutable mussel
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Brachidontes niger
''Brachidontes'' is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 17.
Species
The following are the species cu ...
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(Gmelin, 1791)
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Brachidontes pharaonis
''Brachidontes pharaonis'' is a species of mussel from the family Mytilidae. It is native to the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea, and has colonised the Mediterranean Sea where it is regarded as an invasive species.
Description
''Brachidontes pharao ...
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(Fischer P., 1870)
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Brachidontes playasensis
''Brachidontes'' is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 17.
Species
The following are the species cur ...
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(Pilsbry & Olsson, 1935)
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Brachidontes puniceus
''Brachidontes'' is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 17.
Species
The following are the species cu ...
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(Gmelin, 1791)
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Brachidontes puntarenensis
''Brachidontes'' is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 17.
Species
The following are the species cu ...
''
(Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932)
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Brachidontes rodriguezii
''Brachidontes'' is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 17.
Species
The following are the species cu ...
''
(d'Orbigny, 1842)
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Brachidontes rostratus
''Brachidontes'' is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 17.
Species
The following are the species cu ...
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(Dunker, 1857)
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Brachidontes sculptus
''Brachidontes'' is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 17.
Species
The following are the species cu ...
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(Iredale, 1939)
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Brachidontes semilaevis
''Brachidontes'' is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 17.
Species
The following are the species cu ...
'' (
Menke, 1848)
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Brachidontes setiger
''Brachidontes'' is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 17.
Species
The following are the species cu ...
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(Dunker, 1857)
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Brachidontes striatulus
''Brachidontes'' is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 17.
Species
The following are the species cu ...
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(Hanley, 1843)
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Brachidontes subramosus
''Brachidontes'' is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 17.
Species
The following are the species cu ...
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(Hanley, 1843)
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Brachidontes subsulcatus
''Brachidontes'' is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 17.
Species
The following are the species cu ...
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(Dunker, 1857)
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Brachidontes undulatus
''Brachidontes'' is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 17.
Species
The following are the species cu ...
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(Dunker, 1857)
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Brachidontes ustulatus
''Brachidontes'' is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 17.
Species
The following are the species cur ...
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(Lamarck, 1819)
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Brachidontes variabilis
''Brachidontes'' is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 17.
Species
The following are the species cu ...
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(Krauss, 1848) — variable mussel; synonym: ''
Brachidontes semistriatus
''Brachidontes'' is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 17.
Species
The following are the species cur ...
''
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Brachidontes virgiliae
''Brachidontes'' is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 17.
Species
The following are the species cu ...
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(Barnard, 1964)
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Brachidontes willetsi
''Brachidontes'' is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 17.
Species
The following are the species cur ...
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(Marwick, 1928)
References
Mytilidae
Bivalve genera
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