CaRMS taxon details
Musculus niger (J. E. Gray, 1824)
140474 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140474)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of ) Gray, J. E. (1824). Shells. in: Parry W.E. (ed.) Supplement to Appendix, <i>Parry's Voyage for the Discovery of a north-west passage in the years 1819-1820, contaning an account of the subjects of Natural History</i>. London: John Murray Appendix 10, Zool.: 240-246. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33021735
page(s): ccxliv [details]
page(s): ccxliv [details]
Nomenclature The earlier name Musculus svecicus (Fabricius, 1788) has been put forward by Huber (2010) as the valid name to be used for...
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region), northern Gaspe waters, southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to...
Nomenclature The earlier name Musculus svecicus (Fabricius, 1788) has been put forward by Huber (2010) as the valid name to be used for this species. However the name Musculus niger (J.E. Gray, 1824) is in usage and the provisions of ICZN art. 23.9 may apply. Awaiting either confirmation that the requirements of this article are met, and formal declaration of respectively “nomen oblitum” and “nomen protectum”, or bringing the case to the ICZN, the name in prevailing usage is here maintained as “accepted”. [details]
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region), northern Gaspe waters, southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to...
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region), northern Gaspe waters, southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: eastern Bradelle Valley), downstream part of middle St. Lawrence estuary, lower St. Lawrence estuary, Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway), middle North Shore (from Sept- Iles to Cape Whittle, including the Mingan Islands); lower North Shore [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Musculus niger (J. E. Gray, 1824). Accessed through: Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140474 on 2025-04-30
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Musculus niger (J. E. Gray, 1824). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140474 on 2025-04-30
original description
(of ) Gray, J. E. (1824). Shells. in: Parry W.E. (ed.) Supplement to Appendix, <i>Parry's Voyage for the Discovery of a north-west passage in the years 1819-1820, contaning an account of the subjects of Natural History</i>. London: John Murray Appendix 10, Zool.: 240-246. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33021735
page(s): ccxliv [details]
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 Scarlato, O. A. (1981). Двустворчатые моллюски умеренных вод северо-западной части Тихого океана. Bivalve molluscs of the temperate latitudes of the western part of the Pacific Ocean. <em>Определители по фауне СССР. Guides to the fauna of the USSR.</em> 126: Nauka, Leningrad, 479 pp.
page(s): 231-232, textfig. 131-133 [details] Available for editors
page(s): ccxliv [details]
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 Scarlato, O. A. (1981). Двустворчатые моллюски умеренных вод северо-западной части Тихого океана. Bivalve molluscs of the temperate latitudes of the western part of the Pacific Ocean. <em>Определители по фауне СССР. Guides to the fauna of the USSR.</em> 126: Nauka, Leningrad, 479 pp.
page(s): 231-232, textfig. 131-133 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature The earlier name Musculus svecicus (Fabricius, 1788) has been put forward by Huber (2010) as the valid name to be used for this species. However the name Musculus niger (J.E. Gray, 1824) is in usage and the provisions of ICZN art. 23.9 may apply. Awaiting either confirmation that the requirements of this article are met, and formal declaration of respectively “nomen oblitum” and “nomen protectum”, or bringing the case to the ICZN, the name in prevailing usage is here maintained as “accepted”. [details]Unreviewed
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region), northern Gaspe waters, southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: eastern Bradelle Valley), downstream part of middle St. Lawrence estuary, lower St. Lawrence estuary, Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway), middle North Shore (from Sept- Iles to Cape Whittle, including the Mingan Islands); lower North Shore [details]Habitat bathyal, infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
Reproduction separate sexes, usually not dimorphic in shell structure; fertilization occurs within the mantle cavity anf young hatch as pelagic larvae (generalized for group) [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | sort musculus | [details] |
| Dutch | zwarte streepschelp | [details] |
| English | little black musselblack musselblack musculus | [details] |
| German | Schwarze Bohnenmuschel | [details] |
| Japanese | クロタマエガイ | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | svartskjell | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | svartskjel | [details] |
| Russian | Мускулус черный | [details] |
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
To Barcode of Life (14 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (39 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Musculus niger)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Musculus niger)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Musculus niger (J. E. Gray, 1824) Denmark, Hovedstaden, Gilleleje, on decks of loca...
To Malacopics (Musculus niger (J. E. Gray, 1824) Iceland, Reykjavik, Geldinganes, at 1 m depth, co...
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI
To The Arctic Traits Database (4 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 032975)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (14 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (39 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Musculus niger)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Musculus niger)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Musculus niger (J. E. Gray, 1824) Denmark, Hovedstaden, Gilleleje, on decks of loca...
To Malacopics (Musculus niger (J. E. Gray, 1824) Iceland, Reykjavik, Geldinganes, at 1 m depth, co...
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI
To The Arctic Traits Database (4 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 032975)
To ITIS
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