Aulacomya is a genus of edible saltwater mussels, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Mytilidae, the true mussels.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). Aulacomya Mörch, 1853. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species athttp://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1224603 on 2012-4-17
Species Species within the genus Aulacomya include: Aulacomya atra (Molina, 1782) Aulacomya capensis (Dunker, 1846) Aulacomya maoriana (Iredale, 1915) Aulacomya regia Powell, 1957 Synonyms include: Aulacomya ater (Molina, 1782) accepted as Aulacomya atra (Molina, 1782) Aulacomya magellanica (Chemnitz, 1783) accepted as Aulacomya atra (Molina, 1782)
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