WoRMS taxon details
Brachidontinae F. Nordsieck, 1969
510720 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:510720)
accepted
Subfamily
- Genus Brachidontes Swainson, 1840
- Genus Geukensia Van de Poel, 1959
- Genus Ischadium Jukes-Browne, 1905
- Genus Mytilaster Monterosato, 1883
- Genus Brachiodontes [sic] accepted as Brachidontes Swainson, 1840 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Brachydontes [sic] accepted as Brachidontes Swainson, 1840 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling, misspelling by J. E. Gray, 1847)
- Genus Brachyodon Jukes-Browne, 1905 accepted as Brachidontes Swainson, 1840 (unaccepted > unavailable name)
- Genus Brachyodontes Herrmannsen, 1846 accepted as Brachidontes Swainson, 1840 (unaccepted > unjustified emendation)
- Genus Hormomya Mörch, 1853 accepted as Brachidontes Swainson, 1840 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Mytilodonta Coen, 1935 accepted as Mytilaster Monterosato, 1883 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Scolimytilus Olsson, 1961 accepted as Brachidontes Swainson, 1840 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Nordsieck, F. (1969). Die europäischen Meeresmuscheln (Bivalvia). Vom Eismeer bis Kapverden, Mittelmeer und Schwarzes Meer. Gustav Fischer, Stuttgart, xiii + 256 pp.
page(s): 34 [details]
page(s): 34 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Brachidontinae F. Nordsieck, 1969. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=510720 on 2026-07-08
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Nordsieck, F. (1969). Die europäischen Meeresmuscheln (Bivalvia). Vom Eismeer bis Kapverden, Mittelmeer und Schwarzes Meer. Gustav Fischer, Stuttgart, xiii + 256 pp.
page(s): 34 [details]
basis of record Tan, K. S. & Tan, S. H. M. (2024). Tussles with mussels: Mytiloidean phylogeny revisited (Bivalvia: Pteriomorphia). <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 90(4): eyae039: 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyae039 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 34 [details]
basis of record Tan, K. S. & Tan, S. H. M. (2024). Tussles with mussels: Mytiloidean phylogeny revisited (Bivalvia: Pteriomorphia). <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 90(4): eyae039: 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyae039 [details] Available for editors
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