WoRMS taxon details
Brachidontes exustus (Linnaeus, 1758)
397026 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:397026)
accepted
Species
Brachidontes exustus var. rosaceus Nowell-Usticke, 1969 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Modiola magellanica Reeve, 1857 · unaccepted
Mytilus biceps Menke, 1848 · unaccepted
Mytilus exustus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Mytilus lavalleanus A. d'Orbigny, 1853 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Variety Brachidontes exustus var. rosaceus Nowell-Usticke, 1969 accepted as Brachidontes exustus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine
(of Mytilus exustus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Brachidontes exustus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=397026 on 2025-06-12
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Modiola magellanica Reeve, 1857) Reeve, L. A. (1857-1858). Monograph of the genus <i>Modiola</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 10, pl. 1-11 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date: pl. 2-4, August, 1857; pl. 5-8, October, 1857; pl. 9, December, 1857; pl. 1 and 10-11, January, 1858]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9127498 [details]
original description (of Mytilus exustus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Mytilus lavalleanus A. d'Orbigny, 1853) Orbigny, A. d'. (1841-1853). Mollusques. In: R. de la Sagra (ed.). <i>Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba</i>. Arthus Bertrand, Paris. Vol 1: 1-264 [pp. 1-208, pls 1-8, 4bis [1841]; 209-264 [1842]; Vol. 2: 1-380 [pp. 1-112, pls 9-19 [1842]; 113-380, pls 20-28 [1853]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/138987
page(s): 328 [details]
original description (of Brachidontes exustus var. rosaceus Nowell-Usticke, 1969) Nowell-Usticke, G. W. 1969. A supplementary listing of new shells (illustrated). To be added to the Check List of the marine shells of St. Croix. Burlington, Vermont: Lane Press. 32 pp., 6 pls. [details]
basis of record Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Mytilus exustus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Mytilus lavalleanus A. d'Orbigny, 1853) Orbigny, A. d'. (1841-1853). Mollusques. In: R. de la Sagra (ed.). <i>Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba</i>. Arthus Bertrand, Paris. Vol 1: 1-264 [pp. 1-208, pls 1-8, 4bis [1841]; 209-264 [1842]; Vol. 2: 1-380 [pp. 1-112, pls 9-19 [1842]; 113-380, pls 20-28 [1853]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/138987
page(s): 328 [details]
original description (of Brachidontes exustus var. rosaceus Nowell-Usticke, 1969) Nowell-Usticke, G. W. 1969. A supplementary listing of new shells (illustrated). To be added to the Check List of the marine shells of St. Croix. Burlington, Vermont: Lane Press. 32 pp., 6 pls. [details]
basis of record Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Bennett, K. F., Reed, A. J. & Lutz, R. A. (2011). DNA barcoding reveals <i>Brachidontes</i> (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) from two ecologically distinct intertidal habitats on Long Key, Florida Keys, are cryptic species, not ecotypes. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 125(2): 63-71., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50437905 [details]
Other
context source (Introduced species)
Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (MSBIAS) MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System. [details]
additional source Turgeon, D. D., W. G. Lyons, P. Mikkelsen, G. Rosenberg, and F. Moretzsohn. 2009. Bivalvia (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 711–744 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, Colleg [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Bieler, R.; Mikkelsen, P. M. (2025). A taxonomic update for "Seashells of Southern Florida – Bivalves" (Mikkelsen and Bieler, 2007) with nomenclatural notes on other bivalve species. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 139(1): 1-27.
page(s): 4 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]context source (MSBIAS) MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System. [details]
additional source Turgeon, D. D., W. G. Lyons, P. Mikkelsen, G. Rosenberg, and F. Moretzsohn. 2009. Bivalvia (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 711–744 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, Colleg [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Bieler, R.; Mikkelsen, P. M. (2025). A taxonomic update for "Seashells of Southern Florida – Bivalves" (Mikkelsen and Bieler, 2007) with nomenclatural notes on other bivalve species. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 139(1): 1-27.
page(s): 4 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal in Irish part of the North Atlantic Ocean (Marine Region) : Other [details]Introduced species vector dispersal in United Kingdom part of the Celtic Sea (Marine Region) : Debris: transport of species on human generated debris [details]
To Barcode of Life (16 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (123 publications) (from synonym Mytilus exustus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Mytilus lavalleanus A. d'Orbigny, 1853)
To Conchology (Brachidontes exustus)
To Conchology (Brachidontes exustus)
To Conchology (Brachidontes exustus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Brachidontes exustus)
To GenBank (265 nucleotides; 207 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Information system on Aquatic Non-Indigenous and Cryptogenic Species (AquaNIS)
To Malacopics (Brachidontes exustus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Mytilus exustus Linnaeus, 1758)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (123 publications) (from synonym Mytilus exustus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Mytilus lavalleanus A. d'Orbigny, 1853)
To Conchology (Brachidontes exustus)
To Conchology (Brachidontes exustus)
To Conchology (Brachidontes exustus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Brachidontes exustus)
To GenBank (265 nucleotides; 207 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Information system on Aquatic Non-Indigenous and Cryptogenic Species (AquaNIS)
To Malacopics (Brachidontes exustus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Mytilus exustus Linnaeus, 1758)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
