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Mytilus caeruleus Molina, 1810

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Molina, J. I. (1810). Saggio sulla storia naturale del Chile, ed. 2. Bologna: Fratelli Masi. v+306 pp., 1 map. https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=390463

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Mollusca
class
Bivalvia
order
Mytilida
family
Mytilidae
genus
Choromytilus
species
Choromytilus chorus

Name

Homonyms
Mytilus caeruleus Molina, 1810

Bibliographic References

  1. Molina J.I. (1810). <i>Saggio sulla storia naturale del Chile</i>, ed. 2. Bologna: Fratelli Masi. v+306 pp., 1 map.
  2. 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>. vii + 593 pp. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.
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