Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Pteriomorphia > Order Mytiloida > Superfamily Mytiloidea > Family Mytilidae > Genus Brachidontes

Brachidontes pharaonis (P. Fischer, 1870)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Brachidontes*	Swainson, 1840	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Mytilus pharaonis*	P. Fischer, 1870	basionym
*Brachidontes arabicus*	Lamy, 1919	synonym
*Mytilus pharaonis*	P. Fischer, 1870	synonym

Literature

basis of record	Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
additional source	Streftaris, N.; Zenetos, A.; Papathanassiou, E. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. Oceanogr. Mar. Biol. Ann. Rev. 43: 419-453

Genbank

Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

GenBank (101 nucleotides; 94 proteins)
Barcode of Life (93 barcodes)
Delivering Alien Invasive Species Inventories for Europe (DAISIE)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
GBIF

Citation

Rosenberg, G.; Gofas, S. (2014). Brachidontes pharaonis (P. Fischer, 1870). In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140437