Brachidontes pharaonis (P. Fischer, 1870)
Brachidontes pharaonis is a small bivalve that grows its shell up to 40mm in length. The external surfaces of the shell are dark brownish black while the interior of the shell is purplish-black. The two halves of the shell are equal in size and similar in shape, being elongated and asymmetrical, with a dysodont hinge between the valves. It s attached to the substrate by thick byssus.
Tenekides, N.S. (1989). On a collection of shells from the Greek Seas. Protopapa Press, Athens, 187 pp (in Greek).
1975
UNA, TS
Typical inhabitant of hard substrata. Suspension feeders. Lives in shallow water attached by its byssus to rocks and stones, mostly in clusters. It is a filter feeder, filtering suspended food from the water, mainly phytoplankton or suspended organic detritus.
No impacts on biodiversity have been reported.
Yes
No
Records of Brachidontes pharaonis
Sites where Brachidontes pharaoinis has been recorded in the Hellenic Sea.