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CaRMS taxon detailsMytilopsis leucophaeata (Conrad, 1831)
156887 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:156887)
accepted
Species
(of ) Conrad, T. A. (1831). Description of fifteen new species of Recent, and three of fossil shells, chiefly from the coast of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 6(2): 256-268, plate 11., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24677674
page(s): 263-264; pl. 11 fig. 13 [details]
Distribution Virginian, southside of Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras
Distribution Virginian, southside of Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mytilopsis leucophaeata (Conrad, 1831). Accessed through: Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156887 on 2025-07-14
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Mytilopsis leucophaeata (Conrad, 1831). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156887 on 2025-07-14
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original description
(of ) Conrad, T. A. (1831). Description of fifteen new species of Recent, and three of fossil shells, chiefly from the coast of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 6(2): 256-268, plate 11., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24677674
page(s): 263-264; pl. 11 fig. 13 [details] context source (Introduced species) Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors  context source (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] basis of record Huber, M. (2010). <i>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</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source Williams, J. D., Butler, R. S., Warren, G. L. & Johnson, N. A. (2014). Freshwater Mussels of Florida. <em>University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa.</em> 498 pp. [details] additional source Howells R. G., Neck R. W. & Murray H. D. (1996). Freshwater mussels of Texas. Texas Parks and Wildlife Press, Austin, Texas. pp. i-iv, 1-218. ISBN: 978-1-885-69610-6. [details] additional source Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details] additional source Zulian E. & Quaggiotto E. (2020). First report of <i>Mytilopsis leucophaeata</i> (Conrad, 1831) (Bivalvia: Dreissenidae) from the coasts of Italy. <em>Bollettino Malacologico.</em> 56(2): 176-180. [details] redescription Marelli, D. C. & Gray, S. 1983. Conchological redescriptions of Mytilopsis sallei and Mytilopsis leucophaeta of the brackish western Atlantic. <em>The Veliger</em> 25(3): 185-193, available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42517063 [details]  Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species abundance in Celtic Sea (IHO Sea Area) : Rare [details]Introduced species abundance in Dutch part of the North Sea : Common [details] Introduced species impact in Belgian part of the North Sea : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details] Introduced species population United Kingdom part of the Celtic Sea (Marine Region) One locality, no recent record [details] Introduced species vector dispersal in Belgian part of the North Sea : Shipping [details] Introduced species vector dispersal in United Kingdom part of the Celtic Sea (Marine Region) : Ships: general [details] Introduced species vector dispersal in Belgian part of the North Sea: Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins [details] Introduced species vector dispersal in Belgian part of the North Sea: Ships: accidental as attached or free-living fouling organisms [details] Unreviewed
Alien species The brackish water mussel or dark falsemussel Mytilopsis leucophaeata is an American species that came to Beligan regions via ships. The species typically occurs in estuaries and in Belgium it is found in the Scheldt estuary. The brackish water mussel settles in cooling systems, causing ‘biofouling’ problems in many industrial sites in Europe. The fact that this species is highly resistant to fluctuations in temperature and salinity makes it difficult to take effective countermeasures. [details]Distribution Virginian, southside of Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras [details]
Global invasive species database - Mytilopsis leucophaeata
To Barcode of Life (111 barcodes) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mytilopsis leucophaeata) To GenBank (180 nucleotides; 167 proteins) To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) To Global Invasive Species Database (GISD) To Information system on Aquatic Non-Indigenous and Cryptogenic Species (AquaNIS) To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) To Malacopics (Mytilopsis leucophaeata (Conrad, 1831) Netherlands, Noord-Holland, IJmuiden, Noordze... To Malacopics (Mytilopsis leucophaeata (Conrad, 1831) Netherlands, Zuid-Holland, Hellevoetsluis, Ki... To Malacopics (Mytilopsis leucophaeata (Conrad, 1831) United States, Texas, Orange, collected 9th O... To Niet-inheemse soorten Belgisch deel Noordzee en aanpalende estuaria (in Dutch) To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1438808) To PESI To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection To ITIS Unreviewed
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