WoRMS taxon details

Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758

140480  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140480)

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Species
Mytilus angulatus W. Williamson, 1834 · unaccepted (synonym)
Mytilus petasunculinus Locard, 1886 · unaccepted (synonym)
Mytilus spathulinus Locard, 1889 · unaccepted (synonym)
Mytilus trigonus Locard, 1889 · unaccepted (synonym)
Mytilus variabilis Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 · unaccepted > nomen oblitum (declared nomen oblitum by Cosel...)  
declared nomen oblitum by Cosel et al. (2014)

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  1. Subspecies Mytilus edulis balthicus A. Gittenberger & E. Gittenberger, 2021
  2. Subspecies Mytilus edulis edulis Linnaeus, 1758
  3. Subspecies Mytilus edulis aoteanus A. W. B. Powell, 1958 accepted as Mytilus planulatus Lamarck, 1819 (junior subjective synonym)
  4. Subspecies Mytilus edulis chilensis Hupé, 1854 accepted as Mytilus chilensis Hupé, 1854
  5. Subspecies Mytilus edulis declivis Petrov, 1982 accepted as Mytilus trossulus A. Gould, 1850
  6. Subspecies Mytilus edulis desolationis E. Lamy, 1936 accepted as Mytilus platensis d'Orbigny, 1842
  7. Subspecies Mytilus edulis diegensis Coe, 1945 accepted as Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819
  8. Subspecies Mytilus edulis galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819
  9. Subspecies Mytilus edulis giganteus von Nordmann, 1862 accepted as Mytilus zonarius Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Mytilus californianus Conrad, 1837
  10. Subspecies Mytilus edulis kussakini Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1979 accepted as Mytilus trossulus A. Gould, 1850
  11. Subspecies Mytilus edulis latissimus P. P. Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Mytilus trossulus A. Gould, 1850
  12. Subspecies Mytilus edulis normalis P. P. Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Mytilus trossulus A. Gould, 1850
  13. Subspecies Mytilus edulis platensis d'Orbigny, 1842 accepted as Mytilus platensis d'Orbigny, 1842
  14. Subspecies Mytilus edulis pusillus MacGillivray, 1843 accepted as Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
  15. Subspecies Mytilus edulis zhirmunskii Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1979 accepted as Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819
  16. Subspecies Mytilus edulis zhurmunski Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1979 accepted as Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819 (synonym)
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 705 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Type locality contained in Dutch part of the North Sea  
type locality contained in Dutch part of the North Sea [details]
Note «in O. Europaeo, Indico & M. Balthico»  
From editor or global species database
Type locality «in O. Europaeo, Indico & M. Balthico» [details]
Nomenclature ICZN opinion 333: specific name of type species of Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758  
Nomenclature ICZN opinion 333: specific name of type species of Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758 [details]

Distribution Arctic Ocean to South Carolina; Alaska to Carolina  
Distribution Arctic Ocean to South Carolina; Alaska to Carolina [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140480 on 2024-03-19
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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. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 705 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

original description  (of Mytilus abbreviatus Lamarck, 1819) Lamarck [J.-B. M.] de. (1819). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome 6(1): vi + 343 pp. Paris: published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47441
page(s): 127 [details]   

original description  (of Mytilus borealis Lamarck, 1819) Lamarck [J.-B. M.] de. (1819). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome 6(1): vi + 343 pp. Paris: published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47441
page(s): 126. [details]   

original description  (of Mytilus elegans T. Brown, 1827) Brown, T. (1827). Illustrations of the conchology of Great Britain and Ireland. Drawn from nature. <em>W.H. Lizars and D. Lizars, Edinburgh and S. Highley, London.</em> 144 pp., 52 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127868
page(s): pl. 29, figs 14, 15 [details]   

original description  (of Mytilus grunerianus Dunker, 1853) Dunker, W. (1853). Neue Mytilaceen. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakologie.</em> 10: 82-92., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16300981
page(s): 82 [details]   

original description  (of Mytilus minganensis Mighels, 1844) Mighels, J. W. (1844). Some specimens of shells, with descriptions. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 1: 187-189.
page(s): 188 [details]   

original description  (of Mytilus notatus De Kay, 1844) De Kay, J. E. (1844). Zoology of New York, or the New York fauna; comprising detailed descriptions of all the animals hitherto observed within the state of New York, with brief notices of those occasionally found near its borders, and accompanied by appropriate illustrations. Part V. Mollusca. Albany. 271 pp, pls 1-40. [Introductory notice page iv is dated 1 Februari 1844]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2022507
page(s): 182; pl. 13, fig. 223 [details]   

original description  (of Mytilus pellucidus Pennant, 1777) Pennant, T. (1777). British Zoology, vol. IV. Crustacea. Mollusca. Testacea. <em>London.</em> i-viii, 1-154, pls. 1-93., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127011
page(s): 95; pl. 63 fig. 75 [details]   

original description  (of Mytilus retusus Lamarck, 1819) Lamarck [J.-B. M.] de. (1819). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome 6(1): vi + 343 pp. Paris: published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47441
page(s): 127 [details]   

original description  (of Mytilus subsaxatilis W. Williamson, 1834) Williamson W. (1834). A notice of localities, habits, characteristics, and synonymes of a rare British species of <i>Mytilus</i>.. <i>Magazine of Natural History 7</i>: 353-354
page(s): 353-354 [details]   

original description  (of Mytilus ungulatus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 705 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

original description  (of Mytilus variabilis Fischer von Waldheim, 1807) Fischer von Waldheim, G. (1807). <i>Museum Demidoff, ou, Catalogue systématique et raisonné des curiosités de la nature et de l'art: données à l'Université Impériale de Moscou par son excellence Monsieur Paul de Demidoff. Tome III. Végétaux et Animaux</i>. Moscow: Imprimerie de Université Impériale de Moscou. 300 pp, 6 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58562487
page(s): 249. [details]  OpenAccess publication 

original description  (of Mytilus vulgaris da Costa, 1778) Da Costa, E. M. (1778). <i>Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, the British conchology</i>; containing the descriptions and other particulars of natural history of the shells of Great Britain and Ireland: illustrated with figures. In English and French. - Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, ou, la conchologie Britannique; contenant les descriptions & autres particularités d'histoire naturelle des coquilles de la Grande Bretagne & de l'Irlande: avec figures en taille douce. En anglois & françois. i-xii, 1-254, i-vii, [1], Pl. I-XVII. London. (Millan, White, Emsley & Robson). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13116783
page(s): 216-218; pl. 15 fig. 5 left [details]  OpenAccess publication 

original description  (of Perna ungulina Philipsson, 1788) Retzius A.J. (1788). <i>Dissertatio historico-naturalis sistens nova testaceorum genera. Quam præside D. M. Andr. J. Retzio (...) ad publicum examen defert Laurentius Münter Philipsson</i>. 4+23 pp. Lund. , available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/dms/load/img/?PID=PPN581964985|LOG_0001&physid=PHYS_0004
page(s): 21 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

original description  (of Mytilus edulis pusillus MacGillivray, 1843) MacGillivray, W. (1843). A history of the molluscous animals of the counties of Aberdeen, Kincardine and Banff, to which is appended an account of the cirripedal animals of the same district. <em>Cunningham & Mortimer, London.</em> xxiv + 372 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/64238
page(s): 236 [details]   

original description  (of Mytilus angulatus W. Williamson, 1834) Williamson W. (1834). A notice of localities, habits, characteristics, and synonymes of a rare British species of <i>Mytilus</i>.. <i>Magazine of Natural History 7</i>: 353-354
page(s): 354 [details]   

original description  (of Mytilus solitarius W. Williamson, 1834) Williamson W. (1834). A notice of localities, habits, characteristics, and synonymes of a rare British species of <i>Mytilus</i>.. <i>Magazine of Natural History 7</i>: 353-354
page(s): 354 [details]   

original description  (of Mytilus spathulinus Locard, 1889) Locard, A. (1889). Révision des espèces françaises appartenant au genre <i>Mytilus</i>. <em>Bulletin de la Société Malacologique de France.</em> 6: 83-164, pls 3-5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12243531
page(s): 134 [details]   

original description  (of Mytilus trigonus Locard, 1889) Locard, A. (1889). Révision des espèces françaises appartenant au genre <i>Mytilus</i>. <em>Bulletin de la Société Malacologique de France.</em> 6: 83-164, pls 3-5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12243531
page(s): 102 [details]   

original description  (of Mytilus retusus var. acrocyrta Locard, 1889) Locard, A. (1889). Révision des espèces françaises appartenant au genre <i>Mytilus</i>. <em>Bulletin de la Société Malacologique de France.</em> 6: 83-164, pls 3-5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12243531
page(s): 132 [details]   

original description  (of Mytilus petasunculinus Locard, 1886) Locard, A. (1886). <i>Prodrome de malacologie française. Catalogue général des mollusques vivants de France. Mollusques marins</i>. Lyon: H. Georg & Paris: Baillière. x + 778 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10831012
page(s): 497, 601 [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  PDF available [request] 

context source (Schelde) Maris, T.; Beauchard, O.; Van Damme, S.; Van den Bergh, E.; Wijnhoven, S.; Meire, P. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]   

context source (BeRMS 2020) ICES Contaminants and biological effects database (DOME – Biota). The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Copenhagen. 2010., available online at http://ecosystemdata.ices.dk [details]   

context source (Bermuda) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [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 Abbott, R. T. (1974). <i>American seashells. The marine Mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America</i>. ed. 2. Van Nostrand, New York. 663 pp., 24 pls. [October 1974]. (look up in IMIS[details]   

additional source 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 Lubet P. (1959). Recherches sur le cycle sexuel et l'émission des gamètes chez les Mytilidés et les Pectinidés. <em>Revue des Travaux de l'Institut des Pêches Maritimes.</em> 23(3): 384-548., available online at http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/1959/publication-4507.pdf [details]   

additional source Keep, J. (1891). Mollusks of the San Francisco markets. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 4(9): 97-100., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12596720
page(s): 100 [details]   

additional source MacIntyre, R. J. (1975). Current research into the biology of farming mussels in Australia. <em>Malacological Review.</em> 9: 138. [details]   

additional source Verrill, A. H. (1947). Additions to the Mollusca of Lake Worth, Florida. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 61(2): 47-48., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8284747
page(s): 48 [details]   

additional source Martens, E. von. (1886). Votum. In: R. Virchow (ed.). Beiträge zue Kenntniss der giftigen Miesmuscheln. <em>Archiv für pathologische Anatomie und physologie und klinische medizin.</em> 104: 174-180, Berlin. [details]   

additional source Martens, E. von. (1886). Beiträge zur Kenntniss der giftigen Miesmuscheln. <em>Der Naturforscher, Tübingen.</em> 19(30): 307-308. [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Nomenclature ICZN opinion 333: specific name of type species of Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758 [details]

Type locality «in O. Europaeo, Indico & M. Balthico» [details]

From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species impact Canadian part of the The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia (Marine Region) Genetic impacts: hybridisation and introgression [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Ukrainian part of the Black Sea (Marine Region) : Fisheries: deliberate translocations of fish or shellfish to establish or support fishery [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Ukrainian part of the Black Sea (Marine Region) : Individual release: deliberate release by individuals [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal Canadian part of the The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia (Marine Region) Aquaculture: accidental [details]

From other sources
Dimensions reaches 2.5 to 7.5 cm in size [details]

Distribution Arctic Ocean to South Carolina; Alaska to Carolina [details]

Habitat intertidal, 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 
Basque muskuilu  [details]
Catalan musclo  [details]
Danish blåmusling  [details]
Dutch mosselgewone mosseleetbare mosselblauwe mossel  [details]
English edible blue musselcommon musselcommon blue musselblue musselbay mussel  [details]
French moule communemoule communmoule comestible  [details]
German MiesmuschelGemeine Miesmuschelessbare Miesmuschel  [details]
Modern Greek (1453-) Μύδι Ατλαντικού  [details]
Norwegian Bokmål blåskjell  [details]
Norwegian Nynorsk blåskjel  [details]
Portuguese mexilhao  [details]
Russian Мидия съедобнаяmidiya  [details]
Spanish mejillón  [details]
Swedish blåmussla  [details]