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Mytilus chilensis Hupé, 1854

397041  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:397041)

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Hupé L.H. (1854). Fauna Chilena. Moluscos, pp. 1-407, <i>In:</i> Gay, C. (1854). Historia física y política de Chile según documentos adquiridos en esta Republica durante doce años de residencia en ella y publicada bajo los auspicios del Supremo Gobierno. Zoología, Tomo 8. Paris, published by the author, and Santiago de Chile, Museo de Historia Natural de Santiago. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16153144
page(s): 309, pl. 5 fig. 4 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mytilus chilensis Hupé, 1854. Accessed through: Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stepien, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2025) World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) at: https://marinespecies.org/introduced/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=397041 on 2025-05-29
Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stępień, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2025). World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS). Mytilus chilensis Hupé, 1854. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced%20/aphia.php/api-docs/docs/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=397041 on 2025-05-29
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2009-06-03 12:21:14Z
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2010-09-23 10:34:21Z
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2013-02-05 09:10:16Z
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2016-01-23 18:26:59Z
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2016-09-19 13:15:08Z
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original description Hupé L.H. (1854). Fauna Chilena. Moluscos, pp. 1-407, <i>In:</i> Gay, C. (1854). Historia física y política de Chile según documentos adquiridos en esta Republica durante doce años de residencia en ella y publicada bajo los auspicios del Supremo Gobierno. Zoología, Tomo 8. Paris, published by the author, and Santiago de Chile, Museo de Historia Natural de Santiago. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16153144
page(s): 309, pl. 5 fig. 4 [details] 

context source (PeRMS) Valentich-Scott, P.; Coan, E. V.; Zelaya, D. (2020). <i>Bivalve seashells of western South America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Punta Aguja, Peru to Isla Chiloé, Chile</i>. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. vii + 593 pp. [details] 

basis of record Valentich-Scott, P.; Coan, E. V.; Zelaya, D. (2020). <i>Bivalve seashells of western South America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Punta Aguja, Peru to Isla Chiloé, Chile</i>. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. vii + 593 pp.
page(s): 99, pl. 33 [details] 

additional source Borsa P., Rolland V. & Claire Daguin-Thiébaut C. (2012) Genetics and taxonomy of Chilean smooth-shelled mussels, <i>Mytilus</i> spp. (Bivalvia: Mytilidae). <i>Comptes Rendus Biologies</i> 335: 51–61., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crvi.2011.10.002
note: synonymized with M. platensis [details] 

additional 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].
note: Huber (2015) considered the molecular results of Borsa et al. (2012) insufficient to warrant synonymy of M. chilensis and M. platensis, preferring to treat them both as valid species. [details] 

status source Larraín M.A., Zbawicka M., Araneda C., Gardner J.P.A. & Wenne R. (2017). Native and invasive taxa on the Pacific coast of South America: Impacts on aquaculture, traceability and biodiversity of blue mussels (<i>Mytilus</i> spp.). <em>Evolutionary Applications.</em> (2017): 1-14., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12553 [details] OpenAccess publication
 
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