WoRMS name details
Aulacomya ater (Molina, 1782)
224604 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:224604)
unaccepted (incorrect gender ending)
Species
- Subspecies Aulacomya ater ater [sic] accepted as Aulacomya atra (Molina, 1782) (incorrect gender ending)
- Subspecies Aulacomya ater maoriana (Iredale, 1915) accepted as Aulacomya maoriana (Iredale, 1915) (superseded combination)
- Subspecies Aulacomya ater regia A. W. B. Powell, 1957 accepted as Aulacomya atra (Molina, 1782)
marine
(of Mytilus ater Molina, 1782) Molina, J. I. (1782). Saggio sulla storia naturale del Chile, del Signor Abate Giovanni Ignazio Molina. <em>Bologna.</em> i-v + 1-306 + errata + map., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/141623
page(s): 202 [details]
page(s): 202 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Aulacomya ater (Molina, 1782). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224604 on 2025-07-15
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Mytilus ater Molina, 1782) Molina, J. I. (1782). Saggio sulla storia naturale del Chile, del Signor Abate Giovanni Ignazio Molina. <em>Bologna.</em> i-v + 1-306 + errata + map., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/141623
page(s): 202 [details]
basis of record Branch, G. M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. <em>David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.</em> , available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=W_2QB8ftLgcC [details]
page(s): 202 [details]
basis of record Branch, G. M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. <em>David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.</em> , available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=W_2QB8ftLgcC [details]
Other
context source (Introduced species)
Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Streftaris, N., A. Zenetos & E. Papathanassiou. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. <em>Oceanogry and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 43: 419-453. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 158. [details]
additional source Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 198 [details]
additional source Cazzaniga N.J. (1994). A concern for grammar: The name of the Magellanic mussel (Bivalvia: Mytilidae). <em>Malacological Review.</em> 27: 110. [details]
[request]additional source Streftaris, N., A. Zenetos & E. Papathanassiou. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. <em>Oceanogry and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 43: 419-453. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 158. [details]
additional source Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 198 [details]
additional source Cazzaniga N.J. (1994). A concern for grammar: The name of the Magellanic mussel (Bivalvia: Mytilidae). <em>Malacological Review.</em> 27: 110. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal in United Kingdom part of the North Sea (Marine Region) : Shipping [details]Introduced species vector dispersal in United Kingdom part of the North Sea (Marine Region) : Ships: general [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | ribbed musselMagellan musselblack-ribbed mussel | [details] |
| German | Magellan-Miesmuschel | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Aulacomya ater Molina, 1782, shell, left valve, inner view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Aulacomya ater Molina, 1782, shell, left valve, outer view)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Aulacomya ater Molina, 1782, shell, left valve, inner view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Aulacomya ater Molina, 1782, shell, left valve, outer view)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
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Hosted externally
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