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Brachidontes Adamsianus
''Brachidontes'' is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 17. Species The following are the species currently included in ''Brachidontes'': * ''Brachidontes adamsianus'' (Dunker, 1857) — Adams mussel * ''Brachidontes crebristriatus'' (Conrad, 1837) * ''Brachidontes darwinianus'' (d'Orbigny, 1842) * ''Brachidontes domingensis'' (Lamarck, 1819) — Santo Domingo mussel * ''Brachidontes dunkeri'' M. Huber, 2015 * ''Brachidontes erosus'' (Lamarck, 1819) * ''Brachidontes esmeraldensis'' (Olsson, 1961) * ''Brachidontes evansi'' (E. A. Smith, 1903) * ''Brachidontes exustus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) — scorched mussel * ''Brachidontes granoliratus'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1909) * ''Brachidontes granulatus'' (Hanley, 1843) * ''Brachidontes houstonius'' Bartsch & Rehder, 1939 * ''Brachidontes modiolus'' (Linnaeus, 1767) — yellow mussel * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William John Swainson
William John Swainson FLS, FRS (8 October 1789 – 6 December 1855), was an English ornithologist, malacologist, conchologist, entomologist and artist. Life Swainson was born in Dover Place, St Mary Newington, London, the eldest son of John Timothy Swainson the Second (1756–1824), an original fellow of the Linnean Society. He was cousin of the amateur botanist Isaac Swainson.Etymologisches Worterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen by H. Genaust. Review by Paul A. Fryxell ''Taxon'', Vol. 38(2), 245–246 (1989). His father's family originated in Lancashire, and both grandfather and father held high posts in Her Majesty's Customs, the father becoming Collector at Liverpool. William, whose formal education was curtailed because of an impediment in his speech, joined the Liverpool Customs as a junior clerk at the age of 14."William Swainson F.R.S, F.L.S., Naturalist and Artist: Diaries 1808–1838: Sicily, Malta, Greece, Italy and Brazil." G .M. Swainson, Palmerston, N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachidontes Niger
''Brachidontes'' is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 17. Species The following are the species currently included in ''Brachidontes'': * '' Brachidontes adamsianus'' (Dunker, 1857) — Adams mussel * ''Brachidontes crebristriatus'' (Conrad, 1837) * ''Brachidontes darwinianus'' (d'Orbigny, 1842) * ''Brachidontes domingensis'' (Lamarck, 1819) — Santo Domingo mussel * ''Brachidontes dunkeri'' M. Huber, 2015 * '' Brachidontes erosus'' (Lamarck, 1819) * ''Brachidontes esmeraldensis'' (Olsson, 1961) * '' Brachidontes evansi'' (E. A. Smith, 1903) * '' Brachidontes exustus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) — scorched mussel * ''Brachidontes granoliratus'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1909) * '' Brachidontes granulatus'' (Hanley, 1843) * ''Brachidontes houstonius'' Bartsch & Rehder, 1939 * ''Brachidontes modiolus'' (Linnaeus, 1767) — yellow mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |