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WRiMS taxon detailsMytilopsis leucophaeata (Conrad, 1831)
156887 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:156887)
accepted
Species
Congeria leucophaeta [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (misspelling of leucophaeatus...)
misspelling of leucophaeatus (Conrad, 1831)
(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]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mytilopsis leucophaeata (Conrad, 1831). Accessed through: Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stepien, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2025) World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced%20/aphia.php/api-docs/docs/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156887 on 2026-05-13
Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stępień, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2026). World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS). Mytilopsis leucophaeata (Conrad, 1831). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/introduced/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156887 on 2026-05-13
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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 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] additional source Zhulidov, A.V., Kozhara, A.V., Gurtovaya, T. Yu., Shokhin, I.V., Sheverdyaev, I.V., Kosmenko, L.S., Volkov, I.K. & van der Velde, G. (2025). Conrad's false mussel <i>Mytilopsis leucophaeata</i> (Bivalvia: Dreissenidae) in the Ponto-Caspian region: a synthesis of data. <em>Basteria.</em> 89(1): 60-70. [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] 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]
Global invasive species database - Mytilopsis leucophaeata
To Barcode of Life (111 barcodes) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Congeria leucophaeta [sic]) 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 PESI (from synonym Congeria leucophaeta [sic]) To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Congeria leucophaeta [sic]) To ITIS Unreviewed
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