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Brachidontes

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Brachidontes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Mytilida
Family: Mytilidae
Genus: Brachidontes
Swainson, 1840

Brachidontes is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.[1]

Species

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The following are the species currently included in Brachidontes:[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 17.
  2. ^ "Brachidontes Swainson, 1840". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Scientific Names where Genus Equals Brachidontes". Sea Life Base. Retrieved 30 December 2016.