Brachidontes
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Known from seamounts and knolls
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Depth range based on 78 specimens in 17 taxa.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 11 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 137
Temperature range (°C): 5.655 - 28.170
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.008 - 13.953
Salinity (PPS): 33.187 - 37.039
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.336 - 5.715
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.076 - 1.208
Silicate (umol/l): 0.868 - 12.603
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0 - 137
Temperature range (°C): 5.655 - 28.170
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.008 - 13.953
Salinity (PPS): 33.187 - 37.039
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.336 - 5.715
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.076 - 1.208
Silicate (umol/l): 0.868 - 12.603
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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Brachidontes preys on:
plankton
detritus
Based on studies in:
USA: Massachusetts, Cape Ann (Marine)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
- R. W. Dexter, The marine communities of a tidal inlet at Cape Ann, Massachusetts: a study in bio-ecology, Ecol. Monogr. 17:263-294, from p. 287 (1947).
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
Specimen Records:485
Specimens with Sequences:389
Specimens with Barcodes:384
Species:14
Species With Barcodes:12
Public Records:375
Public Species:10
Public BINs:17
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1
Brachidontes is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.[1]
Selected species[edit]
- Brachidontes exustus (Linnaeus, 1758) — scorched mussel
- Brachidontes modiolus (Linnaeus, 1767) — yellow mussel
References[edit]
- ^ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Altantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 17.
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