WoRMS taxon details
Brachidontes esmeraldensis (Olsson, 1961)
600488 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:600488)
accepted
Species
Scolimytilus (Scolimytilus) esmeraldensis Olsson, 1961 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Scolimytilus esmeraldensis Olsson, 1961 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Scolimytilus (Scolimytilus) esmeraldensis 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): 114 [details]
page(s): 114 [details]
Type locality contained in Ecuadorean Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Ecuadorean Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Brachidontes esmeraldensis (Olsson, 1961). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=600488 on 2025-04-14
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Scolimytilus (Scolimytilus) esmeraldensis 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): 114 [details]
page(s): 114 [details]
Taxonomy
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]





To ANSP Malacology Collection (holotype of Scolimytilus esmeraldensis. Olsson, 1961. Mollusks of the Tropical Eastern Pacific : 120, pl. 13, figs. 1-1b - catalog no. 218929) (from synonym Scolimytilus esmeraldensis Olsson, 1961)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym