WoRMS taxon details
Mytilus trossulus A. Gould, 1850
140482 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140482)
accepted
Species
Mytilus edulis declivis Petrov, 1982 · unaccepted
Mytilus edulis latissimus P. P. Carpenter, 1857 · unaccepted
Mytilus edulis normalis P. P. Carpenter, 1857 · unaccepted
Mytilus ficus Dall, 1909 · unaccepted
Mytilus glomeratus A. Gould, 1851 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Mytilus pedroanus Conrad, 1855 · unaccepted
Mytilus septentrionalis Clessin, 1887 · unaccepted
marine
Gould, A. A. (1850). [descriptions of new species of shells from the United States Exploring Expedition]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 3: 151-156, 169–172, 214-218, 252–256, 275–278, 292–296, 309–312, 343–348., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870453
page(s): 344. [details]
page(s): 344. [details]
Note California
Type locality California [details]
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region), southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and...
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region), southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: Eastern Bradelle Valley), lower St. Lawrence estuary; Cobscook Bay; south to Little Machias Bay [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Mytilus trossulus A. Gould, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140482 on 2024-04-18
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original description
Gould, A. A. (1850). [descriptions of new species of shells from the United States Exploring Expedition]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 3: 151-156, 169–172, 214-218, 252–256, 275–278, 292–296, 309–312, 343–348., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870453
page(s): 344. [details]
original description (of Mytilus ficus Dall, 1909) Dall, W. H. (1909). Contributions to the Tertiary Palaeontology of the Pacific coast. The Miocene of Astoria and Coos Bay, Oregon. <em>Professional Papers, United States Geological Survey.</em> 59: 1-278., available online at https://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/0059/report.pdf
page(s): 18, 113 [details]
original description (of Mytilus glomeratus A. Gould, 1851) Gould, A.A. (1851). [... descriptions of a number of California shells collected by Maj. William Rich and Lieut. Thomas P. Green, United States Navy ...]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 4 (4): 87-93., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870797
page(s): 92. [details]
original description (of Mytilus septentrionalis Clessin, 1887) Clessin, S. (1886-1890). Die Familie der Mytilidae. In: Küster, H. K. & Clessin, S. <i>Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz</i>, ed. 2. 8(2) [Achter Band, dritte Abtheilung]: 13-170, pls 7-36. Bauer & Raspe, Nürnberg. [publication dates: 13-28, pls 7-12 [1886], 29-124, pls 13-32 [1887], 125-132, pls 33-34 [1888]; 133-156, pls 35-36 [1889]; 157-170 [1890]. [details]
original description (of Mytilus edulis declivis Petrov, 1982) Petrov, O. M. (1982). Marine molluscs of the antropogene from the northern region of the Pacific. [Петров О.М. 1982. Морские моллюски антропогена северной части Тихого океана. Труды Геологического института Академии наук СССР, 357, 144 с.]. <em>Moscow, Nauka, Geological Institute, Transactions.</em> Vol. 357: 144 pp. [In Russian]. [details]
original description (of Mytilus edulis kussakini Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1979) Scarlato O.A. & Starobogatov Y.I. (1979). The systematic position and distribution of mussels. In: Commercial bivalve molluscan mussels and their role in the ecosystem (Scarlato O., ed.) [in russian]. <i>* Zoological Institute of the Soviet Academy of Sciences p. 106-111</i>: [details]
basis of record Gittenberger, A. & Gittenberger, E. (2021). Polytypic <i>Mytilus edulis</i>, with a name for the Baltic subspecies (Bivalvia: Mytilidae). <em>Basteria.</em> 85(2): 116-125.
page(s): 121, figs 14-15 [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Iwasaki, K.; Ishida, S.; Baba, T.; Kuwahara, Y. (2017). Records of Mytilus trossulus (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) and Its Possible. Distribution along the Northern and Central. Japan Sea Coast of Honshu Island. <em>Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan).</em> 75 (1-4): 67-81. [details] Available for editors [request]
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 Väinölä, R.; Strelkov, P. (2011). <i>Mytilus trossulus</i> in Northern Europe. <em>Marine Biology.</em> 158: 817-833., available online at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00227-010-1609-z [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Rawson, P. D.; Hayhurst, S.; Vanscoyoc, B. (2001). Species composition of blue mussel in the northeastern Gulf of Maine. <em>Journal of Shellfish Research.</em> (1): 31-38. [details]
page(s): 344. [details]
original description (of Mytilus ficus Dall, 1909) Dall, W. H. (1909). Contributions to the Tertiary Palaeontology of the Pacific coast. The Miocene of Astoria and Coos Bay, Oregon. <em>Professional Papers, United States Geological Survey.</em> 59: 1-278., available online at https://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/0059/report.pdf
page(s): 18, 113 [details]
original description (of Mytilus glomeratus A. Gould, 1851) Gould, A.A. (1851). [... descriptions of a number of California shells collected by Maj. William Rich and Lieut. Thomas P. Green, United States Navy ...]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 4 (4): 87-93., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870797
page(s): 92. [details]
original description (of Mytilus septentrionalis Clessin, 1887) Clessin, S. (1886-1890). Die Familie der Mytilidae. In: Küster, H. K. & Clessin, S. <i>Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz</i>, ed. 2. 8(2) [Achter Band, dritte Abtheilung]: 13-170, pls 7-36. Bauer & Raspe, Nürnberg. [publication dates: 13-28, pls 7-12 [1886], 29-124, pls 13-32 [1887], 125-132, pls 33-34 [1888]; 133-156, pls 35-36 [1889]; 157-170 [1890]. [details]
original description (of Mytilus edulis declivis Petrov, 1982) Petrov, O. M. (1982). Marine molluscs of the antropogene from the northern region of the Pacific. [Петров О.М. 1982. Морские моллюски антропогена северной части Тихого океана. Труды Геологического института Академии наук СССР, 357, 144 с.]. <em>Moscow, Nauka, Geological Institute, Transactions.</em> Vol. 357: 144 pp. [In Russian]. [details]
original description (of Mytilus edulis kussakini Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1979) Scarlato O.A. & Starobogatov Y.I. (1979). The systematic position and distribution of mussels. In: Commercial bivalve molluscan mussels and their role in the ecosystem (Scarlato O., ed.) [in russian]. <i>* Zoological Institute of the Soviet Academy of Sciences p. 106-111</i>: [details]
basis of record Gittenberger, A. & Gittenberger, E. (2021). Polytypic <i>Mytilus edulis</i>, with a name for the Baltic subspecies (Bivalvia: Mytilidae). <em>Basteria.</em> 85(2): 116-125.
page(s): 121, figs 14-15 [details] Available for editors
[request] additional source Iwasaki, K.; Ishida, S.; Baba, T.; Kuwahara, Y. (2017). Records of Mytilus trossulus (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) and Its Possible. Distribution along the Northern and Central. Japan Sea Coast of Honshu Island. <em>Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan).</em> 75 (1-4): 67-81. [details] Available for editors
[request] 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 Väinölä, R.; Strelkov, P. (2011). <i>Mytilus trossulus</i> in Northern Europe. <em>Marine Biology.</em> 158: 817-833., available online at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00227-010-1609-z [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request] additional source Rawson, P. D.; Hayhurst, S.; Vanscoyoc, B. (2001). Species composition of blue mussel in the northeastern Gulf of Maine. <em>Journal of Shellfish Research.</em> (1): 31-38. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality California [details]From other sources
Diet plankton [details]Dimensions generally 6-10 cm long, 3-5 cm high [details]
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region), southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: Eastern Bradelle Valley), lower St. Lawrence estuary; Cobscook Bay; south to Little Machias Bay [details]
Habitat intertidal and infralittoral of Gulf and estuary; common in rocky intertidal to 40 m, also found on docks, pilings, floats, and gravel [details]
Importance coexists and hybridizes with M. edulis; M. trossulus is less desirable for aquaculture and a limiting factor in mussel farm production [details]
Predators sea stars, gastropods, crabs, fish, seabirds [details]
Reproduction late spring to early autumn; settle in 5-7 wk [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Pacific blue musselNorthern blue musselnorthern bay musselfoolish mussel | [details] |
| German | Pazifische Miesmuschel | [details] |
| Japanese | キタノムラサキイガイ | [details] |
| Russian | Мидия тихоокеанская | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1079 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Mytilus trossulus)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (2302 nucleotides; 2278 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Mytilus edulis kussakini Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1979)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Mytilus trossulus)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (2302 nucleotides; 2278 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Mytilus edulis kussakini Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1979)
To ITIS
