Choromytilus chorus
{{Short description|Species of bivalve}}
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| image = Mytilidae - Choromytilus chorus.JPG
| image_caption = A view of valves of Choromytilus chorus
| genus = Choromytilus
| species = chorus
| authority = (Molina, 1782)
| synonyms =
- Mytilus albus Molina, 1782
- Mytilus chorus Molina, 1782
- Mytilus compressus Reeve, 1858
- Mytilus latus Lamarck, 1819
- Mytilus ungulatus Lamarck, 1819
}}
Choromytilus chorus, commonly known as the Choro mussel or Giant mussel, is a species of mussel, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae.[http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=506001 WoRMS]
Description
A particularly large species of mussel, shells of Choromytilus chorus can reach a length of 18 cm (7 inches) and a height of 9 cm (3.5 inches).,[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/name/Choromytilus+chorus# Allan Hancock Pacific expeditions - Soot-Ryen – The family Mytilidae] Vol. 20 (1955) p. 31 one specimen found in April 2024 weighed 816 grams.{{in lang|it}} [https://www.rainews.it/video/2024/04/cile-sub-trova-una-cozza-gigante-pesa-816-grammi-e5b4f098-5153-4398-9f1f-9c5769164268.html?nxtep In Cile un sub trova una cozza gigante: pesa 816 grammi]
Distribution
This species is present in Peru and in Chile.[http://www.conchology.be/?t=68&u=647202&g=90abc9cf816f98818802f57e3304cffb&q=8e6592d778b80c4ced5e2c9a800de743 Conchology][http://www.sealifebase.org/country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?id=83713&c_code=152 Sealife Base][http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20m?kind=Choromytilus+chorus&btxt=Encyclopedia+of+Life&burl=http://www.eol.org/pages/4733824&bi=/DB/logos/eol.png&b=EOL/pages/4733824 Discover Life]
References
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- Huber, M. (2010). Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world’s marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp.
- Toro, B.; Navarro, J.M.; Palma-Fleming, H. (2003). [http://www.vliz.be/en/imis?refid=34834 Relationship between bioenergetics responses and organic pollutants in the giant mussel, Choromytilus chorus (Mollusca: Mytilidae)] Aquat. Toxicol. 63(3): 257-269
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Category:Molluscs described in 1782
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