WoRMS taxon details
Choromytilus T. Soot-Ryen, 1952
224607 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:224607)
accepted
Genus
Mytilus chorus Molina, 1782 accepted as Choromytilus chorus (Molina, 1782) (type by original designation)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
masculine
Soot-Ryen T. (1952). <i>Choromytilus</i>, a new genus in the Mytilidae. <em>Revista de la Sociedad Malacologica "Carlos de la Torre".</em> 8(3): 121-122. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Choromytilus T. Soot-Ryen, 1952. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224607 on 2026-09-03
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Nomenclature
original description
Soot-Ryen T. (1952). <i>Choromytilus</i>, a new genus in the Mytilidae. <em>Revista de la Sociedad Malacologica "Carlos de la Torre".</em> 8(3): 121-122. [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]
Other
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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Spelling sometimes misspelled "Chloromytilus"; the name alludes to the included species C. chorus, not to a green colour like in Chloromya. [details]
