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Brachydontes [sic]
535868 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:535868)
unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling (misspelling by J. E. Gray, 1847)
Genus
- Subgenus Brachydontes (Hormomya) Mörch, 1853 accepted as Septifer Récluz, 1848
- Species Brachydontes (Hormomya) ramulosus Viader, 1951 accepted as Septifer ramulosus (Viader, 1951) (basionym)
- Species Brachydontes (Hormomya) rufolineatus E. A. Smith, 1911 accepted as Septifer rufolineatus (E. A. Smith, 1911) (basionym)
- Species Brachydontes arabicus Jousseaume, 1919 accepted as Brachidontes pharaonis (P. Fischer, 1870) (unaccepted > unavailable name, established in synonymy)
- Species Brachydontes clava Mörch, 1853 accepted as Geukensia demissa (Dillwyn, 1817) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Brachydontes emarginatus (Reeve, 1858) accepted as Dentimodiolus striatulus (Hanley, 1843) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Brachydontes granosissima G. B. Sowerby III, 1914 accepted as Geukensia granosissima (G. B. Sowerby III, 1914)
- Species Brachydontes japonicus (Dunker, 1857) accepted as Arcuatula japonica (Dunker, 1857)
- Species Brachydontes ramulosus Viader, 1951 accepted as Septifer ramulosus (Viader, 1951) (original combination)
- Species Brachydontes recurvus (Rafinesque, 1820) accepted as Ischadium recurvum (Rafinesque, 1820) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Brachydontes rufolineatus E. A. Smith, 1911 accepted as Brachidontes rufolineatus E. A. Smith, 1911 accepted as Septifer rufolineatus (E. A. Smith, 1911) (incorrect spelling of genus name)
- Species Brachydontes submenkeanus (Tate, 1886) † accepted as Brachidontes submenkeanus (Tate, 1886) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Brachydontes penjicus Sinelnikova, 1997 † (uncertain > unassessed)
marine
(of Mytilus (Brachidontes) Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 384 [details]
page(s): 384 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Brachydontes [sic]. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=535868 on 2025-09-12
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(of Mytilus (Brachidontes) Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 384 [details]
basis of record Vokes, H. E. 1980. Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic catalogue (revised and updated). Paleontological Research Institution. Ithaca. US.
page(s): 23 [details]
page(s): 384 [details]
basis of record Vokes, H. E. 1980. Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic catalogue (revised and updated). Paleontological Research Institution. Ithaca. US.
page(s): 23 [details]