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WoRMS taxon details

Mytilus edulis balthicus A. Gittenberger & E. Gittenberger, 2021

AphiaID

1551538 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1551538)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Subspecies

Parent

Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Mytilus edulis balthicus A. Gittenberger & E. Gittenberger, 2021

Environment

~~marine~~, brackish, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Gittenberger, A. & Gittenberger, E. (2021). Polytypic Mytilus edulis, with a name for the Baltic subspecies (Bivalvia: Mytilidae). Basteria. 85(2): 116-125.
page(s): 117, 120-121, figs 9-13 [details] Available for editors

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Type data

Type locality contained in Polish part of the Baltic Sea

type locality contained in Polish part of the Baltic Sea [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Mytilus edulis balthicus A. Gittenberger & E. Gittenberger, 2021. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1551538 on 2026-04-20

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2021-12-12 08:23:29Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Gittenberger, A. & Gittenberger, E. (2021). Polytypic Mytilus edulis, with a name for the Baltic subspecies (Bivalvia: Mytilidae). Basteria. 85(2): 116-125.
page(s): 117, 120-121, figs 9-13 [details] Available for editors

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