Traits taxon details
Mytilus californianus Conrad, 1837
367837 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:367837)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Conrad, T. A. (1837). Description of new marine shells, from Upper California. Collected by Thomas Nuttall, Esq. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 227-268, pls 17-20., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24676893
page(s): 242, pl. 18 fig. 15. [details]
page(s): 242, pl. 18 fig. 15. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mytilus californianus Conrad, 1837. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=367837 on 2025-05-10
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Mytilus californianus Conrad, 1837. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=367837 on 2025-05-10
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original description
Conrad, T. A. (1837). Description of new marine shells, from Upper California. Collected by Thomas Nuttall, Esq. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 227-268, pls 17-20., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24676893
page(s): 242, pl. 18 fig. 15. [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 Ubukata, T. (2000). Theoretical Morphology of Composite Prismatic, Fibrous Prismatic and Foliated Shell Microstructures in Bivalves. <em>Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan).</em> 59 (4): 297-305. [details] Available for editors
additional source Richards, O. W. (1928). The growth of the mussel <i>Mytilus californianus</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 41(3): 99-101., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8519830 [details]
additional source Meyer, K. F. (1929). Mussel poisoning in California. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 42(3): 100-101., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8518885 [details]
additional source Heath, H. (1929). Poisonous mussels. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 42(4): 139-140., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8518926 [details]
additional source Aguilar Rosas, L. E. ; Bertsch, H. ; Pacheco Ruiz, I. (1988). Distribution and Abundance of the Mussel Mytilus californianus along the Pacific Coast of Baja California,Mexico. <em>VENUS (The Japanese Journals of Malacology).</em> 47 (1): 62-70. [details] Available for editors
additional source Young, R. T. (1951). Another <i>Mytilus</i> hermaphrodite. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 64(3): 105., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8524372 [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. [details]
status source Huber M. (2015). <i>Compendium of Bivalves 2. A Full-Color Guide to the Remaining Seven Families. A Systematic Listing of 8,500 Bivalve Species and 10,500 Synonyms.</i> ConchBooks, Harxheim, Germany,. 901 pp. + 1 CD-ROM (containing chapters 5 and 6.461) [Tellinidae by Huber, Langleit & Kreipl, pp. 167-297]. [details]
page(s): 242, pl. 18 fig. 15. [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 Ubukata, T. (2000). Theoretical Morphology of Composite Prismatic, Fibrous Prismatic and Foliated Shell Microstructures in Bivalves. <em>Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan).</em> 59 (4): 297-305. [details] Available for editors
additional source Richards, O. W. (1928). The growth of the mussel <i>Mytilus californianus</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 41(3): 99-101., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8519830 [details]
additional source Meyer, K. F. (1929). Mussel poisoning in California. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 42(3): 100-101., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8518885 [details]
additional source Heath, H. (1929). Poisonous mussels. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 42(4): 139-140., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8518926 [details]
additional source Aguilar Rosas, L. E. ; Bertsch, H. ; Pacheco Ruiz, I. (1988). Distribution and Abundance of the Mussel Mytilus californianus along the Pacific Coast of Baja California,Mexico. <em>VENUS (The Japanese Journals of Malacology).</em> 47 (1): 62-70. [details] Available for editors
additional source Young, R. T. (1951). Another <i>Mytilus</i> hermaphrodite. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 64(3): 105., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8524372 [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. [details]
status source Huber M. (2015). <i>Compendium of Bivalves 2. A Full-Color Guide to the Remaining Seven Families. A Systematic Listing of 8,500 Bivalve Species and 10,500 Synonyms.</i> ConchBooks, Harxheim, Germany,. 901 pp. + 1 CD-ROM (containing chapters 5 and 6.461) [Tellinidae by Huber, Langleit & Kreipl, pp. 167-297]. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (308 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (114 publications)
To Conchology (Mytilus californianus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mytilus californianus)
To GenBank (151583 nucleotides; 50884 proteins)
To Malacopics (Mytilus californianus Conrad, 1837 United States, California, San Diego Co., La Jol...
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (114 publications)
To Conchology (Mytilus californianus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mytilus californianus)
To GenBank (151583 nucleotides; 50884 proteins)
To Malacopics (Mytilus californianus Conrad, 1837 United States, California, San Diego Co., La Jol...
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
