WoRMS name details
Mytilus hirundo Linnaeus, 1758
464527 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:464527)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
- Variety Mytilus hirundo var. aegyptiaca Dillwyn, 1817 accepted as Pteria aegyptiaca (Dillwyn, 1817)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Mytilus hirundo Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=464527 on 2026-07-12
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 706 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 706 [details] Available for editors
[request]