Choromytilus chorus

Choromytilus chorus
	A view of valves of Choromytilus chorus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Mytilida
Family:	Mytilidae
Genus:	Choromytilus
Species:	C. chorus
Binomial name
	Choromytilus chorus; (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, common name Chorus mussel or Choro mussel, is a species of mussel, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae.[1]

Description

Shells of Choromytilus chorus can reach a length of 18 cm (7 inches) and a height of 9 cm (3.5 inches).[2]

This species is present in Peru[2] and in Chile.[3][4][5]

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). 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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