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WoRMS taxon details
Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758 AphiaID: 138228
| Status | | accepted |
Record
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| Rank | | Genus |
| Typetaxon | | Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 (type by subsequent designation)
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| Parent | | Mytilidae Rafinesque, 1815 |
Synonymised
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Crassimytilus Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1979 (synonym)
Crenomytilus Soot-Ryen, 1955 (junior synonym)
Eumytilus Ihering, 1900 (junior objective synonym of Mytilus)
Pacifimytilus Kafanov, 1984 (synonym)
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original description: Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/no_cache/dms/load/toc/?IDDOC=265100 [details]
basis of record: Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213 (look up in IMIS) [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. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. [details]
from synonym: ITIS database, available online at http://www.itis.gov [details] [view taxon]
from synonym: Huber M. (2010) 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.
Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.
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[show all] | | Species Mytilus californianus Conrad, 1837
Species Mytilus coruscus Gould, 1861
Species Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
Species Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819
Species Mytilus planulatus Lamarck, 1819
Species Mytilus trossulus Gould, 1850
Species Mytilus kerguelensis Fletcher, 1938 (species inquirenda)
Species Mytilus bidens Linnaeus, 1767 (nomen dubium)
Species Mytilus abbreviatus Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
Species Mytilus achatinus Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mytilus adamsianus Dunker, 1857 accepted as Brachidontes adamsianus (Dunker, 1857)
Species Mytilus afer Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mytilus africanus Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 accepted as Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mytilus alacorvi Dillwyn, 1817 accepted as Electroma alacorvi (Dillwyn, 1817)
Species Mytilus albus Molina, 1782 accepted as Choromytilus chorus (Molina, 1782)
Species Mytilus algosus Gould, 1850 accepted as Semimytilus algosus (Gould, 1850)
Species Mytilus ambiguus Dillwyn, 1817 accepted as Rocellaria dubia (Pennant, 1777)
Species Mytilus americanus d'Orbigny, 1846 accepted as Aulacomya atra (Molina, 1782)
Species Mytilus americanus Recluz, 1858 accepted as Mytilopsis leucophaeata (Conrad, 1831)
Species Mytilus andersoni Martens, 1887 accepted as Ciboticola andersoni (Martens, 1887)
Species Mytilus angustanus Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Mytilus planulatus Lamarck, 1819
Species Mytilus aoteanus Powell, 1958 accepted as Mytilus planulatus Lamarck, 1819
Species Mytilus arabicus Jousseaume in Lamy, 1919 accepted as Brachidontes pharaonis (P. Fischer, 1870)
Species Mytilus arborescens Dillwyn, 1817 accepted as Amygdalum dendriticum Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
Species Mytilus arca Kickx, 1834 accepted as Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771)
Species Mytilus arcuatus Clessin, 1887 accepted as Brachidontes granulatus (Hanley, 1843)
Species Mytilus areolatus Gould, 1850 accepted as Modiolus areolatus (Gould, 1850)
Species Mytilus aristatus Dillwyn, 1817 accepted as Lithophaga aristata (Dillwyn, 1817)
Species Mytilus ater Zelebor in Dunker & Zelebor, 1866 accepted as Limnoperna pulex (Lamarck, 1819)
Species Mytilus ater Molina, 1782 accepted as Aulacomya atra (Molina, 1782)
Species Mytilus atratus Lischke, 1871 accepted as Limnoperna atrata (Lischke, 1871)
Species Mytilus atropurpureus Dunker, 1857 accepted as Brachidontes niger (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Mytilus avicular Holten, 1802 accepted as Pteria avicular (Holten, 1802)
Species Mytilus baldi Brusina, 1865 accepted as Mytilaster lineatus (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Mytilus barbatus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Modiolus barbatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mytilus biceps Menke, 1848 accepted as Brachidontes exustus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mytilus bifurcatus Conrad, 1837 accepted as Septifer bifurcatus (Conrad, 1837)
Species Mytilus bilocularis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Septifer bilocularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mytilus blondeli Monterosato, 1872 accepted as Mytilaster minimus (Poli, 1795)
Species Mytilus boeckii Mörch, 1874 accepted as Brachidontes granulatus (Hanley, 1843)
Species Mytilus borealis Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
Species Mytilus californicus accepted as Mytilus californianus Conrad, 1837
Species Mytilus canalicula Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Perna canalicula (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Mytilus canaliculatus Gray in Dieffenbach, 1843 accepted as Perna canalicula (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Mytilus canaliculus Dall, 1876 accepted as Mytilus edulis platensis d'Orbigny, 1842
Species Mytilus canalis Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Mytilus californianus Conrad, 1837
Species Mytilus capensis Dunker, 1846 accepted as Aulacomya capensis (Dunker, 1846)
Species Mytilus carolinensis Conrad, 1837 accepted as Ischadium recurvum (Rafinesque, 1820)
Species Mytilus castaneus Lightfoot, 1786 accepted as Arenifodiens vagina (Lamarck, 1819)
Species Mytilus castaneus Wood, 1828 accepted as Arenifodiens vagina (Lamarck, 1819)
Species Mytilus cavolini Scacchi, 1833 accepted as Gibbomodiola adriatica (Lamarck, 1819)
Species Mytilus charpentieri Dunker, 1853 accepted as Brachidontes puniceus (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Mytilus charruanus d'Orbigny, 1842 accepted as Mytella charruana (d'Orbigny, 1842)
Species Mytilus chemnitzii Férussac, 1835 accepted as Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771)
Species Mytilus chenuanus d'Orbigny, 1846 accepted as Gregariella chenui (Récluz, 1842)
Species Mytilus chenui Récluz, 1842 accepted as Gregariella chenui (Récluz, 1842)
Species Mytilus chilensis Hupé, 1854 accepted as Mytilus edulis platensis d'Orbigny, 1842
Species Mytilus chorus Molina, 1782 accepted as Choromytilus chorus (Molina, 1782)
Species Mytilus cinnamomea Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Botula cinnamomea (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Mytilus citrinus Röding, 1798 accepted as Brachidontes modiolus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Mytilus cochleatus Kickx, 1835 accepted as Mytilopsis leucophaeata (Conrad, 1831)
Species Mytilus coenobitus Vaillant, 1865 accepted as Musculus coenobitus (Vaillant, 1865)
Species Mytilus compressus Reeve, 1858 accepted as Choromytilus chorus (Molina, 1782)
Species Mytilus confusus Dillwyn, 1817 accepted as Mytilaster lineatus (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Mytilus coralliophaga Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Gregariella coralliophaga (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Mytilus corneus Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Mytilus planulatus Lamarck, 1819
Species Mytilus corrugatus Stimpson, 1851 accepted as Musculus glacialis (Leche, 1883)
Species Mytilus crassitesta Lischke, 1868 accepted as Mytilus coruscus Gould, 1861
Species Mytilus crassus Tenison-Woods, 1877 accepted as Limnoperna pulex (Lamarck, 1819)
Species Mytilus crebristriatus Conrad, 1837 accepted as Brachidontes crebristriatus (Conrad, 1837)
Species Mytilus crenatus Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Aulacomya atra (Molina, 1782)
Species Mytilus crispus Cantraine, 1835 accepted as Mytilaster lineatus (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Mytilus cristagalli Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lopha cristagalli (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mytilus cubitus Say, 1822 accepted as Brachidontes modiolus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Mytilus cumingianus Reeve, 1858 accepted as Septifer zeteki Hertlein & Strong, 1946
Species Mytilus cuneiformis Reeve, 1857 accepted as Semimytilus algosus (Gould, 1850)
Species Mytilus curtus Pennant, 1777 accepted as Modiolus modiolus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mytilus curvatus Dunker, 1857 accepted as Brachidontes mutabilis (Gould, 1861)
Species Mytilus curviroster Schröter, 1787 accepted as Lithophaga aristata (Dillwyn, 1817)
Species Mytilus curvirostrus da Costa, 1778 accepted as Modiolus modiolus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mytilus cylindraceus Marion, 1887 accepted as Mytilaster marioni (Locard, 1889)
Species Mytilus cylindraceus Réquien, 1848 accepted as Mytilaster minimus (Poli, 1795)
Species Mytilus dactyliformis Hupé in Gay, 1854 accepted as Semimytilus algosus (Gould, 1850)
Species Mytilus darwinianus d'Orbigny, 1842 accepted as Brachidontes darwinianus (d'Orbigny, 1842)
Species Mytilus decussatus Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Aulacomya atra (Molina, 1782)
Species Mytilus decussatus Montagu, 1808 accepted as Crenella decussata (Montagu, 1808)
Species Mytilus demissa Dillwyn, 1817 accepted as Geukensia demissa (Dillwyn, 1817)
Species Mytilus desolationis Lamy, 1936 accepted as Mytilus edulis platensis d'Orbigny, 1842
Species Mytilus dilatatus Gray, 1825 accepted as Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819
Species Mytilus diluculum Mörch, 1874 accepted as Aulacomya atra (Molina, 1782)
Species Mytilus discors Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Mytilus discrepans Montagu, 1803 accepted as Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Mytilus divaricatus Gould, 1850 accepted as Aulacomya maoriana (Iredale, 1915)
Species Mytilus domingensis Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Brachidontes exustus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mytilus dunkeri Reeve, 1857 accepted as Crenomytilus grayanus (Dunker, 1853)
Species Mytilus dunkeri Angas, 1867 accepted as Mytilus planulatus Lamarck, 1819
Species Mytilus durus Lightfoot, 1786 accepted as Perna canalicula (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Mytilus eduliformis d'Orbigny, 1842 accepted as Mytilus edulis platensis d'Orbigny, 1842
Species Mytilus elegans Brown, 1827 accepted as Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
Species Mytilus elongatus Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 accepted as Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mytilus elongatus Chemnitz in Schröter, 1788 accepted as Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mytilus erosus Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Brachidontes erosus (Lamarck, 1819)
Species Mytilus exaratus Philippi, 1847 accepted as Perumytilus purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819)
Species Mytilus exiguus Dunker, 1875 accepted as Mytilaster solisianus (d'Orbigny, 1842)
Species Mytilus exilis Philippi, 1847 accepted as Perumytilus purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819)
Species Mytilus exustus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Brachidontes exustus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mytilus faba Müller, 1776 accepted as Arvella faba (Müller, 1776)
Species Mytilus falcatus d'Orbigny, 1846 accepted as Mytella charruana (d'Orbigny, 1842)
Species Mytilus ficus Dall, 1909 accepted as Mytilus trossulus Gould, 1850
Species Mytilus fischerianus Tapparone-Canefri, 1874 accepted as Mytilus edulis platensis d'Orbigny, 1842
Species Mytilus flabellatus Gould, 1850 accepted as Modiolus rectus (Conrad, 1837)
Species Mytilus flavus Poli, 1795 accepted as Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819
Species Mytilus fluvis Gray, 1825 accepted as Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771)
Species Mytilus folium Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Dendostrea folium (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mytilus fontaineanus d'Orbigny, 1842 accepted as Gregariella chenui (Récluz, 1842)
Species Mytilus fuscus Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Botula fusca (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Mytilus gibbsianus Leach in Gray, 1852 accepted as Modiolus barbatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mytilus glomeratus Gould, 1851 accepted as Mytilus trossulus Gould, 1850
Species Mytilus granulatus Hanley, 1843 accepted as Brachidontes granulatus (Hanley, 1843)
Species Mytilus grayanus Dunker, 1853 accepted as Crenomytilus grayanus (Dunker, 1853)
Species Mytilus grunerianus Dunker, 1853 accepted as Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
Species Mytilus hagenii Baer, 1826 accepted as Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771)
Species Mytilus hamatus Say, 1822 accepted as Ischadium recurvum (Rafinesque, 1820)
Species Mytilus hepaticus Gould, 1850 accepted as Modiolus auriculatus (Krauss, 1848)
Species Mytilus hesperianus Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819
Species Mytilus hirsuta Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Trichomya hirsuta (Lamarck, 1819)
Species Mytilus hirundo Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Pteria hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mytilus horridus Dunker, 1857 accepted as Stavelia subdistorta (Récluz, 1852)
Species Mytilus hupeanus Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889 accepted as Mytilus edulis platensis d'Orbigny, 1842
Species Mytilus hyalinus Monterosato, 1875 accepted as Dacrydium hyalinum (Monterosato, 1875)
Species Mytilus hyotis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Hyotissa hyotis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mytilus impactus Hermann, 1782 accepted as Musculus impactus (Hermann, 1782)
Species Mytilus incurvatus Pennant, 1777 accepted as Modiolus barbatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mytilus infumatus Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889 accepted as Mytilus edulis platensis d'Orbigny, 1842
Species Mytilus irisans Jousseaume, 1888 accepted as Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mytilus janeirensis Dunker & Zelebor, 1866 accepted as Mytilaster solisianus (d'Orbigny, 1842)
Species Mytilus kerguelensis E. A. Smith, 1885 accepted as Philobrya kerguelensis (E. A. Smith, 1885)
Species Mytilus lacunatus Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Mytilus planulatus Lamarck, 1819
Species Mytilus lacustris O. G. Costa, 1839 accepted as Mytilaster minimus (Poli, 1795)
Species Mytilus lamarckianus Clessin, 1887 accepted as Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819
Species Mytilus lamarckii Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1890 accepted as Mytilaster lineatus (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Mytilus lateralis Say, 1822 accepted as Musculus lateralis (Say, 1822)
Species Mytilus latissimus Clessin, 1887 accepted as Crenomytilus grayanus (Dunker, 1853)
Species Mytilus latus Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Choromytilus chorus (Molina, 1782)
Species Mytilus latus Nordmann, 1862 accepted as Mytilus coruscus Gould, 1861
Species Mytilus latus Dillwyn, 1817 accepted as Perna canalicula (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Mytilus lavalleanus d'Orbigny, 1853 accepted as Brachidontes exustus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mytilus leucophaeatus Conrad, 1831 accepted as Mytilopsis leucophaeata (Conrad, 1831)
Species Mytilus liburnicus Brusina, 1870 accepted as Mytilaster minimus (Poli, 1795)
Species Mytilus lineatus Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Mytilaster lineatus (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Mytilus lithophaga Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lithophaga lithophaga (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mytilus lithophagus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lithophaga lithophaga (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mytilus magellanicus Chemnitz accepted as Aulacomya atra (Molina, 1782)
Species Mytilus magellanicus Suter, 1913 accepted as Aulacomya maoriana (Iredale, 1915)
Species Mytilus magellanicus Röding, 1798 accepted as Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mytilus maorianus Iredale, 1915 accepted as Aulacomya maoriana (Iredale, 1915)
Species Mytilus margaritiferus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Pinctada margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mytilus marioni Locard, 1889 accepted as Mytilaster marioni (Locard, 1889)
Species Mytilus marmoratus Forbes, 1838 accepted as Musculus subpictus (Cantraine, 1835)
Species Mytilus martensi Neumayer, 1898 accepted as Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker, 1857)
Species Mytilus meleagridis Bruguière, 1792 accepted as Electroma alacorvi (Dillwyn, 1817)
Species Mytilus menkeanus Philippi, 1847 accepted as Brachidontes erosus (Lamarck, 1819)
Species Mytilus meridionalis Krauss, 1848 accepted as Choromytilus meridionalis (Krauss, 1848)
Species Mytilus meridionalis E. A. Smith, 1885 accepted as Philobrya laevis Thiele, 1912
Species Mytilus minganensis Mighels, 1844 accepted as Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
Species Mytilus minimus Poli, 1795 accepted as Mytilaster minimus (Poli, 1795)
Species Mytilus minutus Locard, 1889 accepted as Mytilaster minimus (Poli, 1795)
Species Mytilus modiolus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Modiolus modiolus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mytilus morrisi Dunker, 1857 accepted as Brachidontes puniceus (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Mytilus mülleri Clessin, 1887 accepted as Brachidontes darwinianus (d'Orbigny, 1842)
Species Mytilus multiformis Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Brachidontes semilaevis (Menke, 1848)
Species Mytilus mundahuensis Duarte, 1926 accepted as Mytella charruana (d'Orbigny, 1842)
Species Mytilus mutabilis Gould, 1861 accepted as Brachidontes mutabilis (Gould, 1861)
Species Mytilus nicobaricus Röding, 1798 accepted as Septifer bilocularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mytilus niger Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Brachidontes niger (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Mytilus nitens Menke, 1848 accepted as Limnoperna pulex (Lamarck, 1819)
Species Mytilus notatus DeKay, 1843 accepted as Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
Species Mytilus obesus Reeve, 1858 accepted as Mytilus edulis platensis d'Orbigny, 1842
Species Mytilus oblongus Clessin, 1887 accepted as Aulacomya atra (Molina, 1782)
Species Mytilus obscurus Dunker, 1857 accepted as Mytilus planulatus Lamarck, 1819
Species Mytilus opalus Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Perna viridis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mytilus orbicularis Pallary, 1903 accepted as Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819
Species Mytilus orbignyanus Hupé in Gay, 1854 accepted as Aulacomya atra (Molina, 1782)
Species Mytilus ovalis Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Perumytilus purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819)
Species Mytilus paetelianus Clessin, 1887 accepted as Mytilus planulatus Lamarck, 1819
Species Mytilus palliopunctatus Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Choromytilus palliopunctatus (Carpenter, 1857)
Species Mytilus patagonicus d'Orbigny, 1842 accepted as Modiolus patagonicus (d'Orbigny, 1842)
Species Mytilus patagonicus Clessin, 1887 accepted as Semimytilus algosus (Gould, 1850)
Species Mytilus pedroanus Conrad, 1855 accepted as Mytilus trossulus Gould, 1850
Species Mytilus pellucidus Pennant, 1777 accepted as Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
Species Mytilus perna (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mytilus perviridis Holten, 1802 accepted as Mytilopsis adamsi Morrison, 1946
Species Mytilus petagnae Scacchi, 1832 accepted as Gregariella petagnae (Scacchi, 1832)
Species Mytilus pharaonis P. Fischer, 1870 accepted as Brachidontes pharaonis (P. Fischer, 1870)
Species Mytilus pholadis Linnaeus, 1771 accepted as Hiatella arctica (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Mytilus pictus Born, 1778 accepted as Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mytilus platensis d'Orbigny, 1842 accepted as Mytilus edulis platensis d'Orbigny, 1842
Species Mytilus plicatus Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Modiolatus plicatus (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Mytilus plicatus Montagu, 1808 accepted as Saxicavella jeffreysi Winckworth, 1930
Species Mytilus polymorphus Pallas, 1771 accepted as Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771)
Species Mytilus polyodontus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 accepted as Brachidontes erosus (Lamarck, 1819)
Species Mytilus praecisus Montagu, 1803 accepted as Hiatella arctica (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Mytilus puniceus Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Brachidontes puniceus (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Mytilus puntarenensis Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932 accepted as Brachidontes puntarenensis (Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932)
Species Mytilus pusillus Gould, 1850 accepted as Kidderia pusilla (Gould, 1850)
Species Mytilus pyriformis Gould, 1850 accepted as Aulacomya atra (Molina, 1782)
Species Mytilus recurvum Rafinesque, 1820 accepted as Ischadium recurvum (Rafinesque, 1820)
Species Mytilus retusus Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
Species Mytilus rodriguezii d'Orbigny, 1842 accepted as Brachidontes rodriguezii (d'Orbigny, 1842)
Species Mytilus roseus Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Parahyotissa rosea (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Parahyotissa mcgintyi Harry, 1985
Species Mytilus rostratus Dunker, 1857 accepted as Brachidontes rostratus (Dunker, 1857)
Species Mytilus rostriformis Deshayes, 1838 accepted as Dreissena rostriformis (Deshayes, 1838)
Species Mytilus ruber Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Modiolus barbatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mytilus rugosus Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Hiatella arctica (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Mytilus sagittatus Poli, 1795 accepted as Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819
Species Mytilus scaber Krynicki, 1837 accepted as Mytilaster lineatus (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Mytilus senegalensis Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Brachidontes puniceus (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Mytilus septentrionalis Clessin, 1887 accepted as Mytilus trossulus Gould, 1850
Species Mytilus septulifer Menke, 1830 accepted as Septifer bilocularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mytilus similis Clessin, 1887 accepted as Semimytilus algosus (Gould, 1850)
Species Mytilus sinuatus Reeve, 1857 accepted as Mytella charruana (d'Orbigny, 1842)
Species Mytilus smaragdinus Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Perna viridis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mytilus solen Salis, 1793 accepted as Solemya togata (Poli, 1791)
Species Mytilus soleniformis d'Orbigny, 1842 accepted as Adula soleniformis (d'Orbigny, 1842)
Species Mytilus solisianus d'Orbigny, 1842 accepted as Mytilaster solisianus (d'Orbigny, 1842)
Species Mytilus spatula Menke, 1848 accepted as Modiolus capax Conrad, 1837
Species Mytilus splendens Dunker, 1857 accepted as Modiolus capax Conrad, 1837
Species Mytilus stearnsii Pilsbry & Raymond, 1898 accepted as Brachidontes adamsianus (Dunker, 1857)
Species Mytilus striatus Barnes, 1823 accepted as Ischadium recurvum (Rafinesque, 1820)
Species Mytilus strigatus Hanley, 1843 accepted as Mytella charruana (d'Orbigny, 1842)
Species Mytilus subdistorta Récluz, 1852 accepted as Stavelia subdistorta (Récluz, 1852)
Species Mytilus subsaxatilis Williamson, 1834 accepted as Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
Species Mytilus succineus Danilo & Sandri, 1856 accepted as Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819
Species Mytilus tasmanicus Tenison-Woods, 1875 accepted as Mytilus planulatus Lamarck, 1819
Species Mytilus tenuiaratus Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Choromytilus palliopunctatus (Carpenter, 1857)
Species Mytilus tenuistriatus Dunker, 1853 accepted as Brachidontes tenuistriatus (Dunker, 1853)
Species Mytilus thalia Turton, 1932 accepted as Rhomboidella capensis Thiele & Jaeckel, 1931
Species Mytilus tortus Reeve, 1857 accepted as Stavelia subdistorta (Récluz, 1852)
Species Mytilus umbilicatus Pennant, 1777 accepted as Modiolus modiolus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mytilus umbonata Anton, 1838 accepted as Mytella brasiliensis (Gray, 1825) accepted as Mytella guyanensis (Lamarck, 1819)
Species Mytilus unguiculatus Valenciennes, 1858 accepted as Crenomytilus grayanus (Dunker, 1853)
Species Mytilus ungularis Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Mytilus planulatus Lamarck, 1819
Species Mytilus ungulatus Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Choromytilus chorus (Molina, 1782)
Species Mytilus ungulatus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
Species Mytilus ustulatus Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Brachidontes ustulatus (Lamarck, 1819) accepted as Brachidontes pharaonis (P. Fischer, 1870)
Species Mytilus variabilis Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 accepted as Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
Species Mytilus variabilis Krauss, 1848 accepted as Brachidontes pharaonis (P. Fischer, 1870)
Species Mytilus variegatus Röding, 1798 accepted as Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mytilus versicolor Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mytilus viator d'Orbigny, 1842 accepted as Musculus viator (d'Orbigny, 1842)
Species Mytilus viridis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Perna viridis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Mytilus vitreus Møller, 1842 accepted as Dacrydium vitreum (Møller, 1842)
Species Mytilus volgensis Gray, 1825 accepted as Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771)
Species Mytilus vulgaris da Costa, 1778 accepted as Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
Species Mytilus ziczac Anton, 1838 accepted as Musculus impactus (Hermann, 1782)
Species Mytilus zonarius Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Mytilus californianus Conrad, 1837
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Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
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Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
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Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
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Mytilus edulis
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Mytilus edulis
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Dissection mussel (Dutch)
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| | | Citation: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2013). Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138228 on 2013-05-23 |
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