Musculus impactus is a species of marine bivalve in the family Mytilidae, the mussels.[1][3][4] It occurs in the waters off Australia[1][3] and New Zealand.[1][3][4]

Musculus impactus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Mytilida
Family: Mytilidae
Genus: Musculus
Species:
M. impactus
Binomial name
Musculus impactus
(Hermann, 1782)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mytilus impactus Hermann, 1782[2] (basionym)
  • Modiola discors Lamarck, 1819
  • Modiolarca impacta (Hermann, 1782)
  • Musculus (Modiolarca) impacta (Hermann, 1782)
  • Musculus inflatus Thiele, 1930
  • Musculus novaezeelandiae Röding, 1798
  • Mytilus (Modiola) ziczac Anton, 1838
  • Mytilus discors australis O. Fabricius, 1788
  • Mytilus ziczac Anton, 1838

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2024). "Musculus impactus (Hermann, 1782)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  2. Hermann, J. 1782. Zweeter Brief über einige Conchylien, an den Herausgeber. Der Naturforscher 17: 126–152, Tab. III [= 3]. Halle.
  3. 1 2 3 "Species Musculus (Modiolarca) impactus (Hermann, 1782)". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  4. 1 2 Musculus impactus in New Zealand Organisms Register (NZOR)

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