Английская Википедия:Aulacomya atra
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Aulacomya atra, called also the Magellan mussel[1] or the ribbed mussel,[2][3] is a southern species of edible saltwater mussel, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Mytilidae, the true mussels.[2] Note that the common name ribbed mussel is also used of the Northern Hemisphere mussel Geukensia demissa.
Aulacomya atra is native in South America - in Peru, Chile (where it grows up to 170 mm in length), the Falkland Islands and Argentina.[1] It is also found on the coasts of New Zealand and southern Africa, from Namibia to Port Alfred, South Africa, from the intertidal to 40 m.[3] Introduced specimens have been found in Moray Firth, Scotland.[1] In Southern Africa the species grows up to 90 mm in length. It usually lives in crowded intertidal beds. Individual animals have brown ribbed shells, which darken to black with age.[4]
References
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 Magellan mussel Aulacomya ater Шаблон:Webarchive Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Accessed 2012
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). Aulacomya atra (Molina, 1782). World Register of Marine Species. Accessed on 2012-4-17
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. and Beckley, L.E (2005): Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa Шаблон:ISBN
- ↑ Day, J.H. 1969. Marine Life on South African Shores Balkema, Cape Town
