Mytella strigata

Mytella strigata
Mytella strigata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Mytilida
Family: Mytilidae
Genus: Mytella
Species:
M. strigata
Binomial name
Mytella strigata
(Hanley, 1843)
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Modiola strigata Hanley, 1843
  • Modiolus arciformis Dall, 1909
  • Mytella charruana d'Orbigny, 1846
  • Mytella falcata d'Orbigny, 1846
  • Mytella maracaibensis Beauperthuy, 1967
  • Mytilus charruanus d'Orbigny, 1846
  • Mytilus falcatus d'Orbigny, 1846
  • Mytilus mundahuensis Duarte, 1926
  • Mytilus sinuatus Reeve, 1857
  • Mytilus strigatus Hanley, 1843
  • Volsella reevei Angas, 1867

Mytella strigata is a bivalve, commonly known as the charru mussel or charrua mussel.[2] This species was described by Sylvanus Charles Thorp Hanley based on a specimen from the Philippines.[1] It was found in Central and South America and by Alcide d'Orbigny, a French naturalist, in 1842, where it was assigned the synonym Mytilus charruanus.[3][4] They are less than an inch long (2.5 cm), and range from brown to black in color.[5][6]

  1. ^ a b Bouchet, Philippe (2020). "Mytella strigata (Hanley, 1843)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  2. ^ Sealife, Base. "Search SeaLifeBase". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  3. ^ d'Orbigny, Alcide D. (1842). Coquilles et échinodermes fossiles de Colombie (Nouvelle-Grenade), recueillis de 1821 à 1833, par m. Boussingault et décrits par Alcide d'Orbigny.
  4. ^ Keen, A.M. (1966). West American mollusk types at the British Museum (Natural History), III. Alcide d'Orbigny's South American Collection. The Veliger, 9 (1):1-7.
  5. ^ Masterson, J. "Mytella charruana". Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Preventing Invasive Species: Decontamination of Invasive Bivalve Species" (PDF). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 15 December 2016.