Molluscabase - Mytilus niger W. H. Benson, 1842

WoRMS name details

Mytilus niger W. H. Benson, 1842

AphiaID

1618222 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1618222)

Classification

Status

uncertain > nomen dubium (invalid; not Gmelin, 1791)

Rank

Species

Parent

Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758

Orig. name

Mytilus niger W. H. Benson, 1842

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Benson, W. H. (1842). Mollusca. in: T. Cantor, General features of Chusan, with remarks on the flora and fauna of that island. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 9(60): 486-490., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18684698
page(s): 489 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Mytilus niger W. H. Benson, 1842. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1618222 on 2024-05-02

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2022-12-29 23:18:39Z

created

Köhler, Frank

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Sources (1)

original description Benson, W. H. (1842). Mollusca. in: T. Cantor, General features of Chusan, with remarks on the flora and fauna of that island. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 9(60): 486-490., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18684698
page(s): 489 [details]