Brachidontes

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Brachidontes
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Mytilida
Family: Mytilidae
Genus: Brachidontes
Swainson, 1840

Brachidontes is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae. [1]

Species

The following are the species currently included in Brachidontes: [2] [3]

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References

  1. 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.
  2. "Brachidontes Swainson, 1840". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  3. "Scientific Names where Genus Equals Brachidontes". Sea Life Base. Retrieved 30 December 2016.