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Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758

138228  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138228)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Bivalvia (Class)
  5. Autobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Pteriomorphia (Infraclass)
  7. Mytilida (Order)
  8. Mytiloidea (Superfamily)
  9. Mytilidae (Family)
  10. Mytilinae (Subfamily)
  11. Mytilus (Genus)
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Genus
Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 (type by subsequent designation)
Mytilus (Mytilus) Linnaeus, 1758 · alternative representation
Mytilus (Tumidimytilus) Kafanov, 1984 † · alternative representation

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  1. Species Mytilus addicottii Kafanov, 1986 †
  2. Species Mytilus allisoni (Kafanov, 1986) †
  3. Species Mytilus californianus Conrad, 1837
  4. Species Mytilus chilensis Hupé, 1854
  5. Species Mytilus coruscus A. Gould, 1861
  6. Species Mytilus deperditus Tate, 1887 †
  7. Species Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
  8. Species Mytilus fuscus M. Hörnes, 1867 † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym)
  9. Species Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819
  10. Species Mytilus gratacapi Allison & Addicott, 1976 †
  11. Species Mytilus luciferus Yokoyama, 1924 †
  12. Species Mytilus middendorffi Grewingk, 1850 †
  13. Species Mytilus nummuliticus d'Archiac & Haime, 1854 †
  14. Species Mytilus ovatus K. Martin, 1879 †
  15. Species Mytilus pirriei (Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992) †
  16. Species Mytilus planulatus Lamarck, 1819
  17. Species Mytilus platensis A. d'Orbigny, 1846
  18. Species Mytilus songliaoensis Z.-W. Gu & J.-S. Yu, 1976 †
  19. Species Mytilus subobtusus d'Archiac, 1854 †
  20. Species Mytilus takiensis Yokoyama, 1924 †
  21. Species Mytilus tkvarcheliensis Bagdasarian, 1961 †
  22. Species Mytilus trossulus A. Gould, 1850
  23. Subgenus Mytilus (Modiola) Lamarck, 1799 accepted as Modiolus Lamarck, 1799
    1. Species Mytilus (Modiola) pallasi Verneuil, 1845 † accepted as Verneuilnodon pallasi (Verneuil, 1845) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  24. Subgenus Mytilus (Praemytilus) F. W. Anderson & L. R. Cox, 1948 † accepted as Praemytilus F. W. Anderson & L. R. Cox, 1948 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Mytilus (Praemytilus) strathairdensis F. W. Anderson & L. R. Cox, 1948 † accepted as Praemytilus strathairdensis (F. W. Anderson & L. R. Cox, 1948) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  25. Species Mytilus apertus Deshayes, 1838 † accepted as Sinucongeria aperta (Deshayes, 1838) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  26. Species Mytilus armoricensis Cossmann, 1905 † accepted as Brachidontes armoricensis (Cossmann, 1905) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  27. Species Mytilus biochii Deshayes, 1866 † accepted as Brachidontes biochii (Deshayes, 1866) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  28. Species Mytilus brardii Brongniart, 1823 † accepted as Coelogonia brardii (Brongniart, 1823) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  29. Species Mytilus catalaunensis Cossmann, 1896 † accepted as Brachidontes catalaunensis (Cossmann, 1896) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  30. Species Mytilus couloni A. d'Orbigny, 1850 † accepted as Arcomytilus couloni (A. d'Orbigny, 1850) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  31. Species Mytilus crassus J. Fleming, 1828 † accepted as Naiadites crassus (J. Fleming, 1828) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  32. Species Mytilus desolationis E. Lamy, 1936 accepted as Mytilus platensis A. d'Orbigny, 1846
  33. Species Mytilus dutemplei Deshayes, 1858 † accepted as Brachidontes dutemplei (Deshayes, 1858) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  34. Species Mytilus eurynotus Cossmann, 1887 † accepted as Perna eurynota (Cossmann, 1887) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  35. Species Mytilus hausmanni Goldfuss, 1837 † accepted as Liebea squamosa (J. De C. Sowerby, 1829) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  36. Species Mytilus inaequivalvis Deshayes, 1838 † accepted as Dreissena (Pontodreissena) inaequivalvis (Deshayes, 1838) † represented as Dreissena inaequivalvis (Deshayes, 1838) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  37. Species Mytilus lanceolatus J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 † accepted as Cuneolus lanceolatus (J. De C. Sowerby, 1823) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  38. Species Mytilus levesauei Deshayes, 1858 † accepted as Brachidontes levesauei (Deshayes, 1858) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  39. Species Mytilus mellevillei A. d'Orbigny, 1850 † accepted as Arcoperna mellevillei (A. d'Orbigny, 1850) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  40. Species Mytilus minutus Zieten, 1833 † accepted as Modiolus minutus (Zieten, 1833) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  41. Species Mytilus montmollini Pictet & Campiche, 1866 † accepted as Modiolus montmollini (Pictet & Campiche, 1866) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  42. Species Mytilus phaedra A. d'Orbigny, 1850 † accepted as Brachidontes lineatus (J. De C. Sowerby, 1836) †
  43. Species Mytilus rigaulti Deshayes, 1858 † accepted as Brachidontes rigaulti (Deshayes, 1858) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  44. Species Mytilus rimosus Lamarck, 1805 † accepted as Perna rimosa (Lamarck, 1805) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  45. Species Mytilus rostriformis Deshayes, 1838 † accepted as Dreissena rostriformis (Deshayes, 1838) †
  46. Species Mytilus sanctaecrucis Pictet & Campiche, 1866 † accepted as Arcomytilus sanctaecrucis (Pictet & Campiche, 1866) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  47. Species Mytilus subcarinatus Deshayes, 1838 † accepted as Andrusoviconcha subcarinata (Deshayes, 1838) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  48. Species Mytilus tegulatus J. Müller, 1847 † accepted as Cuneolus tegulatus (J. Müller, 1847) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  49. Species Mytilus tenuistriatus Münster, 1837 † accepted as Rhynchomytilus tenuistriatus (Münster, 1837) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  50. Species Mytilus triangularis J. De C. Sowerby, 1840 † accepted as Naiadites triangularis (J. De C. Sowerby, 1840) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  51. Species Mytilus unguiculatus Valenciennes, 1858 accepted as Mytilus coruscus A. Gould, 1861 (unaccepted > nomen oblitum)
  52. Species Mytilus ungulacaprae Münster, 1837 † accepted as Trigonipraxis ungulacaprae (Münster, 1837) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  53. Subgenus Mytilus (Mytilus) Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758
    1. Species Mytilus (Mytilus) caroniensis Maury, 1925 † represented as Mytilus caroniensis Maury, 1925 †
  54. Subgenus Mytilus (Plicatomytilus) Allison & Addicott, 1976 † represented as Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758
    1. Species Mytilus (Plicatomytilus) allisoni (Kafanov, 1986) † represented as Mytilus allisoni (Kafanov, 1986) †
    2. Species Mytilus (Plicatomytilus) gratacapi Allison & Addicott, 1976 † represented as Mytilus gratacapi Allison & Addicott, 1976 †
    3. Species Mytilus (Plicatomytilus) middendorffi Grewingk, 1850 † represented as Mytilus middendorffi Grewingk, 1850 †
  55. Subgenus Mytilus (Tumidimytilus) Kafanov, 1984 † represented as Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758
    1. Species Mytilus (Tumidimytilus) addicottii Kafanov, 1986 † represented as Mytilus addicottii Kafanov, 1986 †
  56. Species Mytilus acutirostris Dunker, 1849 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  57. Species Mytilus affinis J. De C. Sowerby, 1826 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  58. Species Mytilus alaeformis J. Sowerby, 1821 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  59. Species Mytilus almerae Carez, 1881 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  60. Species Mytilus alternatus A. d'Orbigny, 1844 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  61. Species Mytilus andrei Munier-Chalmas, 1881 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  62. Species Mytilus angustus Münster, 1837 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  63. Species Mytilus antiquorum J. Sowerby, 1821 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  64. Species Mytilus antiquus Goldfuss, 1837 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  65. Species Mytilus apicicrassus de Ryckholt, 1851 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  66. Species Mytilus araucanus A. d'Orbigny, 1846 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  67. Species Mytilus binfieldi J. Morris & Lycett, 1853 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  68. Species Mytilus buwaldana K. van W. Palmer, 1918 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  69. Species Mytilus carinatus Brocchi, 1814 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  70. Species Mytilus caroniensis Maury, 1925 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  71. Species Mytilus carteroni A. d'Orbigny, 1844 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  72. Species Mytilus compressus Goldfuss, 1837 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  73. Species Mytilus concentricus Münster, 1837 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  74. Species Mytilus cornuelianus A. d'Orbigny, 1844 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  75. Species Mytilus devjatilovae Sinelnikova, 1997 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  76. Species Mytilus dilatatus A. d'Orbigny, 1844 † (uncertain > unassessed, junior homonym of Mytilus dilatatus J. E. Gray, 1825)
  77. Species Mytilus dimidiatus (Goldfuss, 1841) † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  78. Species Mytilus divaricatus A. d'Orbigny, 1844 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  79. Species Mytilus edentulus J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  80. Species Mytilus falcatus Münster, 1837 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  81. Species Mytilus falcatus A. d'Orbigny, 1844 † (uncertain > unassessed, junior homonym of Mytilus falcatus Münster, 1837)
  82. Species Mytilus furcatus Münster, 1837 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  83. Species Mytilus galar G. Boehm, 1883 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  84. Species Mytilus galliennei A. d'Orbigny, 1844 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  85. Species Mytilus gryphoides J. Müller, 1848 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  86. Species Mytilus guerangeri A. d'Orbigny, 1844 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  87. Species Mytilus humerus Conrad, 1855 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  88. Species Mytilus incrassatus A. d'Orbigny, 1845 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  89. Species Mytilus inflatus J. Müller, 1847 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  90. Species Mytilus inornatus A. d'Orbigny, 1844 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  91. Species Mytilus interruptus A. d'Orbigny, 1844 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  92. Species Mytilus jonesi Tate, 1867 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  93. Species Mytilus karamaiensis J.-M. Wei, 1984 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  94. Species Mytilus koniakavensis G. Boehm, 1883 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  95. Species Mytilus lepidus R. A. Philippi, 1899 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  96. Species Mytilus ligeriensis A. d'Orbigny, 1844 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  97. Species Mytilus longtanensis J.-H. Li, 1982 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  98. Species Mytilus lonsdalei J. Morris & Lycett, 1853 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  99. Species Mytilus lotensis R. A. Philippi, 1887 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  100. Species Mytilus matronensis A. d'Orbigny, 1844 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  101. Species Mytilus miqianensis J.-M. Wei, 1984 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  102. Species Mytilus moravicus G. Boehm, 1883 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  103. Species Mytilus nannus R. A. Philippi, 1899 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  104. Species Mytilus napanensis Sinelnikova, 1997 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  105. Species Mytilus navidadis R. A. Philippi, 1887 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  106. Species Mytilus neumayri G. Boehm, 1883 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  107. Species Mytilus obesus R. A. Philippi, 1887 (uncertain > unassessed, junior homonym of M. obesus Reeve, 1858)
  108. Species Mytilus ornatus A. d'Orbigny, 1844 † (uncertain > unassessed, junior homonym of Mytilus ornatus Münster, 1837)
  109. Species Mytilus oviformis J. Müller, 1851 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  110. Species Mytilus pileopsis A. d'Orbigny, 1844 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  111. Species Mytilus plebeius Du Bois de Montpereux, 1831 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  112. Species Mytilus priscus Goldfuss, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  113. Species Mytilus promaucanus R. A. Philippi, 1887 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  114. Species Mytilus pullus R. A. Philippi, 1899 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  115. Species Mytilus pygmaeus Goldfuss, 1837 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  116. Species Mytilus pygmaeus Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed, junior homonym of Mytilus pygmaeus Goldfuss, 1837)
  117. Species Mytilus radiatus Münster, 1837 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  118. Species Mytilus ramosus R. A. Philippi, 1887 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  119. Species Mytilus rubidgei Tate, 1867 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  120. Species Mytilus schlosseri G. Boehm, 1883 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  121. Species Mytilus semiornatus A. d'Orbigny, 1844 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  122. Species Mytilus semiradiatus A. d'Orbigny, 1844 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  123. Species Mytilus semistriatus A. d'Orbigny, 1844 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  124. Species Mytilus semitextus Münster, 1837 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  125. Species Mytilus solenoides J. Morris & Lycett, 1853 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  126. Species Mytilus solidus R. A. Philippi, 1899 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  127. Species Mytilus stillwaterensis C. E. Weaver & K. van W. Palmer, 1922 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  128. Species Mytilus striatocostatus A. d'Orbigny, 1844 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  129. Species Mytilus striatulus Münster, 1837 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  130. Species Mytilus striatus Goldfuss, 1837 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  131. Species Mytilus striatus R. A. Philippi, 1887 † (uncertain > unassessed, junior homonym of M. striatus Barnes, 1823, M. striatus Goldfuss, 1837)
  132. Species Mytilus subaequiplicatus Goldfuss, 1837 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  133. Species Mytilus subcylindricus R. A. Philippi, 1887 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  134. Species Mytilus sublaevis J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  135. Species Mytilus subquadratus J.-M. Wei, 1984 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  136. Species Mytilus subtilis Tate, 1870 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  137. Species Mytilus sulcatus Goldfuss, 1837 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  138. Species Mytilus tenuissimus Terquem & Piette, 1865 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  139. Species Mytilus tianpengensis Y.-J. Lu, 1979 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  140. Species Mytilus tumidus J. Morris & Lycett, 1853 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  141. Species Mytilus tuzakelueigouensis J.-M. Wei, 1984 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  142. Species Mytilus uhligi G. Boehm, 1883 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  143. Species Mytilus vetustus Zieten, 1833 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  144. Species Mytilus volckmanni R. A. Philippi, 1887 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  145. Species Mytilus weiyuanensis J.-F. Xu, 1984 † (uncertain > unassessed)
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 645, 704 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: http://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138228 on 2024-12-22
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2024). Marine Species Traits. Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138228 on 2024-12-22
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Gofas, Serge
2012-06-22 14:07:56Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2018-03-23 21:34:07Z
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Gofas, Serge
2018-09-01 07:44:44Z
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Vinarski, Maxim

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 645, 704 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

original description (of Mytilus (Tumidimytilus) Kafanov, 1984 †) Kafanov A.I. (1984). A system of the subfamily Mytilinae (Bivalvia, Mytilidae). <em>In: Morfologiya, sistematika, filogeniya i ekogenez dvustvorchatykh mollyuskov [= Morphology, systematics, phylogeny, anf ecogenesis of bivalve mollusks]: Abstracts of communcations. Moscow: Nauka Publishers.</em> 43-45.
page(s): 44 [details] 

original description (of Mytilus (Plicatomytilus) Allison & Addicott, 1976 †) Allison, R. C.; Addicott, W. O. (1976). The North Pacific Miocene record of <i>Mytilus</i> (<i>Plicatomytilus</i>), a new subgenus of Bivalvia. <em>United States Geological Survey Professional Paper.</em> 962: 1-22., available online at https://doi.org/10.3133/pp962
page(s): 2 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details] 

additional source Gosling E. (editor) (1992). The mussel <i>Mytilus</i>: ecology, physiology, genetics and culture. <i>* Developments in Aquaculture and Fisheries Science, 25. Elsevier, Amsterdam. xiii + 589 pp.</i>: [details] 

additional source Seed R. (1992). Systematics evolution and distribution of mussels belonging to the genus <i>Mytilus</i>: an overview. <em>American Malacological Bulletin.</em> 9(2): 123-137., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45931307 [details] 

redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details] 
 
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Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
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Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
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Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
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Olsen (1883, map 48)
Olsen (1883, map 48)
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VIDEO: Dissection mussel (Dutch)
VIDEO: Dissection mussel (Dutch)
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Mytilus edulis Linnaeus
Mytilus edulis Linnaeus
Mosselen
Mosselen
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Mytilus sp. on Ascophyllum nodosum fronds
Mytilus sp. on Ascophyllum nodosum fronds
Mytilus sp.
Mytilus sp.
Mixed Bed of Blue Mussels and Irish Moss
Mixed Bed of Blue Mussels and Irish Moss
Shells blue mussel
Shells blue mussel
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Mytilus edulis
Mytilus edulis
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To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 101799)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 101799)
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