WoRMS taxon details
Brachidontes Swainson, 1840
138215 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138215)
accepted
Genus
Modiola sulcata Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Brachidontes modiolus (Linnaeus, 1767) (type by monotypy)
Brachidontes (Hormomya) Mörch, 1853 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Brachiodontes · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Brachydontes [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling (misspelling by J. E. Gray, 1847)
Brachyodon Jukes-Browne, 1905 · unaccepted > unavailable name
Brachyodontes Herrmannsen, 1846 · unaccepted > unjustified emendation
Brachyodontes (Hormomya) Mörch, 1853 · unaccepted
Dentimodiolus Iredale, 1939 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Hormomya Mörch, 1853 · unaccepted (synonym)
Modiola (Brachydontes) [sic] · unaccepted > superseded rank (misspelling)
Modiolus (Brachydontes) Swainson, 1840 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Mytilus (Brachidontes) Swainson, 1840 · unaccepted (original rank)
Mytilus (Hormomya) Mörch, 1853 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Scolimytilus Olsson, 1961 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Scolimytilus (Aeidimytilus) Olsson, 1961 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Scolimytilus (Scolimytilus) Olsson, 1961 · unaccepted
- Species Brachidontes adamsianus (Dunker, 1857)
- Species Brachidontes aequatorialis (Olsson, 1961)
- Species Brachidontes crebristriatus (Conrad, 1837)
- Species Brachidontes darwinianus (A. d'Orbigny, 1846)
- Species Brachidontes domingensis (Lamarck, 1819)
- Species Brachidontes dunkeri M. Huber, 2015
- Species Brachidontes erosus (Lamarck, 1819)
- Species Brachidontes esmeraldensis (Olsson, 1961)
- Species Brachidontes exustus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Brachidontes granulatus (Hanley, 1843)
- Species Brachidontes hirsutus (Lamarck, 1819)
- Species Brachidontes houstonius Bartsch & Rehder, 1939
- Species Brachidontes maritimus (Pilsbry, 1921)
- Species Brachidontes modiolus (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Species Brachidontes mutabilis (A. Gould, 1861)
- Species Brachidontes niger (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Brachidontes pharaonis (P. Fischer, 1870)
- Species Brachidontes playasensis (Pilsbry & Olsson, 1935)
- Species Brachidontes puniceus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Brachidontes puntarenensis (Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932)
- Species Brachidontes rodriguezii (A. d'Orbigny, 1846)
- Species Brachidontes sculptus (Iredale, 1939)
- Species Brachidontes semilaevis (Menke, 1848)
- Species Brachidontes subramosus (Hanley, 1843)
- Species Brachidontes undulatus (Dunker, 1857)
- Species Brachidontes ustulatus (Lamarck, 1819)
- Species Brachidontes variabilis (Krauss, 1848)
- Species Brachidontes virgiliae (Barnard, 1964)
- Species Brachidontes ynous Simone, 2024
- Subgenus Brachidontes (Hormomya) Mörch, 1853 accepted as Brachidontes Swainson, 1840 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Brachidontes (Hormomya) karachiensis Melvill & Standen, 1907 accepted as Brachidontes pharaonis (P. Fischer, 1870) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Brachidontes arabicus Jousseaume, 1919 accepted as Brachidontes pharaonis (P. Fischer, 1870) (unaccepted > unavailable name, established in synonymy)
- Species Brachidontes atratus (Lischke, 1871) accepted as Vignadula atrata (Lischke, 1871) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Brachidontes australis (E. von Martens, 1879) accepted as Gregariella australis (E. von Martens, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Brachidontes blakeanus (Melvill & Standen, 1914) accepted as Philobrya blakeana (Melvill & Standen, 1914)
- Species Brachidontes citrinus (Röding, 1798) accepted as Brachidontes modiolus (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Species Brachidontes demissus (Dillwyn, 1817) accepted as Geukensia demissa (Dillwyn, 1817)
- Species Brachidontes evansi (E. A. Smith, 1903) accepted as Parabrachidontes leucostictus (E. von Martens, 1897) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Brachidontes granolirata [sic] accepted as Brachidontes granoliratus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1909) accepted as Byssogerdius striatulus (Hanley, 1843) (incorrect gender ending)
- Species Brachidontes granoliratus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1909) accepted as Byssogerdius striatulus (Hanley, 1843)
- Species Brachidontes japonicus (Dunker, 1857) accepted as Arcuatula japonica (Dunker, 1857)
- Species Brachidontes multiformis (P. P. Carpenter, 1857) accepted as Brachidontes semilaevis (Menke, 1848)
- Species Brachidontes noronhensis Quintanilha, Fernandes, Guerra, Campos & Weber, 2022 (unaccepted > unavailable name, no types designated, no ZooBank registration)
- Species Brachidontes pseudorecurvus Nowell-Usticke, 1969 accepted as Brachidontes modiolus (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Brachidontes purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819) accepted as Perumytilus purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819)
- Species Brachidontes recurvus (Rafinesque, 1820) accepted as Ischadium recurvum (Rafinesque, 1820) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Brachidontes rostratus (Dunker, 1857) accepted as Austromytilus rostratus (Dunker, 1857) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Brachidontes rufolineatus E. A. Smith, 1911 accepted as Septifer rufolineatus (E. A. Smith, 1911) (original combination)
- Species Brachidontes semistriatus (Krauss, 1848) accepted as Brachidontes variabilis (Krauss, 1848)
- Species Brachidontes senhousia (W. H. Benson, 1842) accepted as Arcuatula senhousia (W. H. Benson, 1842) (superseded combination)
- Species Brachidontes setiger (Dunker, 1857) sensu Kuroda, 1932 accepted as Byssogerdius subsulcatus (Dunker, 1857) (misapplication)
- Species Brachidontes solisianus (A. d'Orbigny, 1846) accepted as Mytilaster solisianus (A. d'Orbigny, 1846)
- Species Brachidontes striatulus (Hanley, 1843) accepted as Byssogerdius striatulus (Hanley, 1843)
- Species Brachidontes subsulcatus (Dunker, 1857) accepted as Byssogerdius subsulcatus (Dunker, 1857)
- Species Brachidontes tenuistriatus (Dunker, 1853) accepted as Brachidontes dunkeri M. Huber, 2015
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Mytilus (Brachidontes) Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 384 [details]
page(s): 384 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Brachidontes Swainson, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138215 on 2024-11-09
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original description
(of Brachyodontes Herrmannsen, 1846) Herrmannsen, A. N. (1846-1852). Indicis Generum Malacozoorum primordia. Fischer, Cassel. Vol. 1: i-xxviii, 1-637 pp. [i-xxviii + 1-104: 1 Sep 1846; 105-232: 1 Dec 1846; 233-360: 1 Mar 1847; 361-488: 18 Apr 1847; 489-616: 25 May 1847; 617-637: 17 Jul 1847]; 2: 1-717, xxix-xlii pp. [1-104: 17 Jul 1847; 105-232: 8 Sep 1847; 233-352: 7 Dec 1847; 353-492: 18 Feb 1848; 493-612: Feb 1849; 613-717 + xxix-xliii: Mar 1849]; Supplementa et corrigenda: i-v, 1-140 pp. [Dec 1852]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10695423
page(s): 1: 121 [details]
original description (of Dentimodiolus Iredale, 1939) Iredale, T. (1939). Mollusca. Part I. <em>Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929.</em> 5(6): 209-425, pls 1-7., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49513635
page(s): 414 [details]
original description (of Scolimytilus (Aeidimytilus) Olsson, 1961) Olsson, A. A. (1961). Mollusks of the tropical eastern Pacific, particularly from the southern half of the Panamic-Pacific faunal province (Panama to Peru). Panamic-Pacific Pelecypoda. Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca. 574 pp, 86 pl., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/29909
page(s): 120 [details]
original description (of Scolimytilus Olsson, 1961) Olsson, A. A. (1961). Mollusks of the tropical eastern Pacific, particularly from the southern half of the Panamic-Pacific faunal province (Panama to Peru). Panamic-Pacific Pelecypoda. Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca. 574 pp, 86 pl., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/29909 [details]
original description (of Mytilus (Brachidontes) Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 384 [details]
original description (of Scolimytilus (Scolimytilus) Olsson, 1961) Olsson, A. A. (1961). Mollusks of the tropical eastern Pacific, particularly from the southern half of the Panamic-Pacific faunal province (Panama to Peru). Panamic-Pacific Pelecypoda. Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca. 574 pp, 86 pl., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/29909 [details]
original description (of Brachyodon Jukes-Browne, 1905) Jukes-Browne, A. J. (1905). A review of the genera of the family Mytilidae. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 6(4): 211-224., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15176342
page(s): 222 [details]
original description (of Mytilus (Hormomya) Mörch, 1853) Mörch, O. A. L. (1852-1853). <i>Catalogus conchyliorum quae reliquit D. Alphonso d'Aguirra & Gadea Comes de Yoldi, Regis Daniae Cubiculariorum Princeps, Ordinis Dannebrogici in Prima Classe & Ordinis Caroli Tertii Eques. Fasc. 1, Cephalophora</i>, 170 pp. [1852]; <i>Fasc. 2, Acephala, Annulata, Cirripedia, Echinodermata</i>, 74 [+2] pp. [1853]. Hafniae [Copenhagen]: L. Klein. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/12921
page(s): 2: 53 [details]
taxonomy 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 <i>Brachidontes variabilis</i> species complex (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) of the Indo-Pacific region. <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 90(4): Published online 5 November., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyae037 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. <em>Revista peruana de biología.</em> 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [details]
basis of record Valentich-Scott, P.; Coan, E. V.; Zelaya, D. (2020). <i>Bivalve seashells of western South America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Punta Aguja, Peru to Isla Chiloé, Chile</i>. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. vii + 593 pp.
page(s): 103 [details]
redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
page(s): 1: 121 [details]
original description (of Dentimodiolus Iredale, 1939) Iredale, T. (1939). Mollusca. Part I. <em>Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929.</em> 5(6): 209-425, pls 1-7., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49513635
page(s): 414 [details]
original description (of Scolimytilus (Aeidimytilus) Olsson, 1961) Olsson, A. A. (1961). Mollusks of the tropical eastern Pacific, particularly from the southern half of the Panamic-Pacific faunal province (Panama to Peru). Panamic-Pacific Pelecypoda. Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca. 574 pp, 86 pl., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/29909
page(s): 120 [details]
original description (of Scolimytilus Olsson, 1961) Olsson, A. A. (1961). Mollusks of the tropical eastern Pacific, particularly from the southern half of the Panamic-Pacific faunal province (Panama to Peru). Panamic-Pacific Pelecypoda. Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca. 574 pp, 86 pl., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/29909 [details]
original description (of Mytilus (Brachidontes) Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 384 [details]
original description (of Scolimytilus (Scolimytilus) Olsson, 1961) Olsson, A. A. (1961). Mollusks of the tropical eastern Pacific, particularly from the southern half of the Panamic-Pacific faunal province (Panama to Peru). Panamic-Pacific Pelecypoda. Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca. 574 pp, 86 pl., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/29909 [details]
original description (of Brachyodon Jukes-Browne, 1905) Jukes-Browne, A. J. (1905). A review of the genera of the family Mytilidae. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 6(4): 211-224., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15176342
page(s): 222 [details]
original description (of Mytilus (Hormomya) Mörch, 1853) Mörch, O. A. L. (1852-1853). <i>Catalogus conchyliorum quae reliquit D. Alphonso d'Aguirra & Gadea Comes de Yoldi, Regis Daniae Cubiculariorum Princeps, Ordinis Dannebrogici in Prima Classe & Ordinis Caroli Tertii Eques. Fasc. 1, Cephalophora</i>, 170 pp. [1852]; <i>Fasc. 2, Acephala, Annulata, Cirripedia, Echinodermata</i>, 74 [+2] pp. [1853]. Hafniae [Copenhagen]: L. Klein. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/12921
page(s): 2: 53 [details]
taxonomy 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 <i>Brachidontes variabilis</i> species complex (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) of the Indo-Pacific region. <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 90(4): Published online 5 November., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyae037 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. <em>Revista peruana de biología.</em> 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [details]
basis of record Valentich-Scott, P.; Coan, E. V.; Zelaya, D. (2020). <i>Bivalve seashells of western South America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Punta Aguja, Peru to Isla Chiloé, Chile</i>. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. vii + 593 pp.
page(s): 103 [details]
redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
