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Aulacomya
Sign in to saveAulacomya is a genus of edible saltwater mussels, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Mytilidae, the true mussels.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassBivalvia
- OrderMytilida
- FamilyMytilidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 17
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Mytilidae
- Collections
- USNM, CAS, PRI, BOUM, YPM, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Argentina, Philippines, Falkland Islands [Islas Malvinas], Antarctica, Australia, South Africa, Namibia
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Aulacomya is a genus of edible saltwater mussels, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Mytilidae, the true mussels.
==Species== Species within the genus Aulacomya include: Aulacomya atra (Molina, 1782) Aulacomya capensis (Dunker, 1846) Aulacomya maoriana (Iredale, 1915) Aulacomya regia Powell, 1957 Synonyms include: Aulacomya ater (Molina, 1782) accepted as Aulacomya atra (Molina, 1782) Aulacomya magellanica (Chemnitz, 1783) accepted as Aulacomya atra (Molina, 1782)
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