OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Bivalvia Mytiloida Mytilidae
Brachidontes (Brachidontes) variabilis (Krauss, 1848)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Mytilus exustus auct.
Crenella ehrenbergi auct.
Mytilus variabilis Krauss, 1848
Mytilus pharaonis P. Fischer, 1870
Mytilus arabicus Jousseaume, 1919
Distribution
throughout the Indo-Pacific (Lee & Morton 1983)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea Throughout Region
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Sri Lanka
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: China: Hong Kong (Xianggang)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Seychelles: Outer Islands: Aldabra Islands
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Thailand (W): Phuket
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.8
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.57
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: China: Hong Kong (Xianggang)
Valentich-Scott, P. 2003. p.265
Keywords
depth: intertidal [ occurs in eulittoral nestling amongst encrusting oysters ( Saccostrea cucullata )
]
habitat: estuarine [ without mangroves attaches to rocks, often with oysters
]
habitat: mangrove [ protected shores; attached to Rhizophora apiculata prop roots (Phuket, Thailand)
]
substrate: gravel [ attached to gravel in rock crevices (Phuket, Thailand)
]
substrate: rocks Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.48
References
Lee, S.Y. and Morton, B. 1983. p.52 [ distribution; ecology
] Secondary source
Morton, B. 1988. p.114 [ distribution; ecology
] Secondary source
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.48 General reference
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.48 Synonomy
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.48 Biology and ecology
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.48 Distribution
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.48 Anatomy
Safriel, U.N. & Felsenburg, T. 1980. p.31 [ distribution
] Secondary source
Tantanasiriwong, R. 1979. p.5 [ ecology; distribution
] Secondary source
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Loboconcha
Bivalvia
Pteriomorphia
Mytiloida
Mytilidae Rafinesque, 1815
Brachidontes Swainson, 1840
Brachidontes (Brachidontes) Swainson, 1840
Brachidontes (Brachidontes) variabilis (Krauss, 1848)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=53389) created by Mark Kitson on 2001-10-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-09-15.