WoRMS taxon details

Musculus niger (J. E. Gray, 1824)

140474  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140474)

accepted
Species
Modiola nigra J. E. Gray, 1824 · unaccepted (original combination)
Musculus (Musculus) niger (J. E. Gray, 1824) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Musculus svecicus (O. Fabricius, 1788) · unaccepted > nomen oblitum (declared nomen oblitum by Cosel...)  
declared nomen oblitum by Cosel et al. (2014)
Mytilus discors svecicus O. Fabricius, 1788 · unaccepted > nomen oblitum (declared nomen oblitum by Cosel...)  
declared nomen oblitum by Cosel et al. (2014)

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(of Modiola nigra J. E. Gray, 1824) 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]   
Nomenclature The earlier name Musculus svecicus (Fabricius, 1788) has been put forward by Huber (2010) as the valid name to be used for...  
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. (2024). MolluscaBase. Musculus niger (J. E. Gray, 1824). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140474 on 2024-04-16
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original description  (of Modiola nexa A. Gould, 1841) Gould, A. A. (1841). Report on the Invertebrata of Massachusetts, Comprising the Mollusca, Crustacea, Annelida, and Radiata. Published Agreeably to an Order of the Legislature, by the Commissioners on the Zoological and Botanical Survey of the State. Folsom, Wells, and Thurston, Cambridge, xiii + 373 pp., 15 pls. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/76081
page(s): 128, fig. 86. [details]   

original description  (of Modiola nigra J. E. Gray, 1824) 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]   

original description  (of Modiolaria striatula Beck in Robert, 1838) Robert E. 1838. Zoologie et Medecine. <i>in:</i> Gaimard P. (ed.), Voyage en Islande et au Groënland pendant les années 1835 et 1836 sur la corvette La Recherche. vol. 7. Paris, Arthus Bertrand.
page(s): pl. 17 Mollusques, fig. 1 a-f  [details]   

original description  (of Mytilus discors svecicus O. Fabricius, 1788) Fabricius, O. (1788). Ueens-Muslinger (<i>Mytilus discors</i>). <em>Nye Samling af det Kongelige Danske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter.</em> 3: 453-461., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=4thOAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA453 [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]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   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]

From other sources
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]
LanguageName 
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]