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Mytilus

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Mytilus Linnaeus
1841Modiola similis Münster p. 81 figs. Pl 7, fig 27
1843Mytilus latus Klipstein p. 257 figs. Pl 17, fig 13
1843Modiola plana Klipstein p. 258 figs. Pl 17, fig 3
1864Mytilus Meek p. 49
1865Mytilus similis Laube p. 43 figs. Pl 16, fig 4
1904Mytilus Glenn p. 362
1912Modiola (Mytilus) Mansuy p. 21
1922Mytilus Woods p. 63
1923Mytilus Clark and Arnold p. 141
1928Mytilus Nagao p. 42
1931Mytilus Olsson p. 41
1938Mytilus Turner p. 45
1944Mytilus Durham p. 140
1964Mytilus Faustman p. 117
1972Mytilus Hertlein and Grant p. 162
1973Mytilus Iqbal p. 15
1976Mytilus Moore p. 44
1977Mytilus Adegoke p. 228
1980Mytilus Vokes p. 27
1983Mytilus Moore pp. A59 - A61
1984Mytilus Gazdzicki and Pugaczewska p. 94
1987Mytilus Ward and Blackwelder p. 129
1991Mytilus Gordillo p. 129
1998Mytilus Lamprell and Healy p. 76
2000Mytilus Vervoenen et al. p. 74
2001Mytilus Todd
2002Mytilus Sepkoski
2004Mytilus Spencer et al.
2005Mytilus Schneider et al. p. 114
2006Mytilus El Qot p. 17
2010Mytilus Bouchet et al.
2012Mytilus Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 117

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
MytilomorphiFerussac 1822
orderMytilida(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyMytiloideaRafinesque 1815
familyMytilidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMytilinaeRafinesque 1815
genusMytilusLinnaeus 1758

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Mytilus Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. †Mytilus (Chloromya) Mörch 1853
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Subg. †Mytilus (Falcimytilus) Cox 1937
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Mytilus (Falcimytilus) tumidus Morris and Lycett 1853
Subg. †Mytilus (Modiola) Forbes 1846
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Subg. Mytilus (Mytilus) Linnaeus 1758
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Mytilus (Mytilus) loeli Grant, IV 1930
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Invalid names: Mytilus kewi Wiedey 1929 [replaced]
Invalid names: Mytilus humerus Conrad 1855 [nomen dubium]
Subg. †Mytilus (Pharomytilus) Rollier 1914
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Mytilus acutecarinatus Bittner 1901
Mytilus affinis Sowerby 1829
Mytilus alpinus Guembel 1861
Mytilus angulatus Riedel 1933
Mytilus antiqorum Sowerby 1821
Mytilus autissiodorensis Cotteau 1853
Mytilus beaumonti de Verneuil 1845
Mytilus brewsterensis Hassan 1953
Mytilus bussoni Collignon 1971
Mytilus canoasensis Olsson 1931
Mytilus chenui Récluz 1842
Mytilus cleopatrae Oppenheim 1903
Mytilus conradinus d'Orbigny 1852
Mytilus deperditus Tate 1887
Mytilus edulis Linnaeus 1758
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Mytilus eurynota Cossmann 1887
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Invalid names: Mytilus hesperianus Lamarck 1819 [synonym]
Mytilus glabratus Dunker 1846
Mytilus hamiltonensis Tate 1887
Mytilus hamlini Loel and Corey 1932
Mytilus hamuliferus Bittner 1895
Mytilus hannibali Clark and Arnold 1923
Mytilus hauniensis Rosenkrantz 1920
Mytilus homfrayi Gabb 1864
Mytilus jurensis Merian 1836
Mytilus lamellosus Terquem 1855
Mytilus linguatulus Tate 1887
Mytilus luciferus Yokoyama 1924
Mytilus mabuchii Oyama and Mizuno 1958
Mytilus madagascariensis Newton 1895
Mytilus magellanicus Chemntiz 1785
Mytilus minutus Goldfuss 1837
Mytilus mooraboolensis Pritchard 1903
Mytilus muensteri Klipstein 1843
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Invalid names: Mytilus praeacutus Klipstein 1843 [synonym], Mytilus scalaris Klipstein 1843 [synonym]
Mytilus mulleri Giebel 1856
Mytilus multiformis Carpenter 1857
Mytilus multistriatus Meek 1864
Mytilus nativus Kurushin 1985
Mytilus nitens Forbes 1846
Mytilus ochotensis Slodkewitsch 1936
Mytilus pauperculus Gabb 1864
Mytilus pectinatus Sowerby 1821
Mytilus periscus Cox 1936
Mytilus productus Terquem 1855
Mytilus psilonoti Quenstedt 1857
Mytilus quadratus Gabb 1869
Mytilus quenstedti Giebel 1856
Mytilus rigaultii Deshayes 1884
Mytilus rugosus Roemer 1836
Mytilus rugulosus Bittner 1895
Mytilus sammamishensis Weaver 1912
Mytilus scaphoides Bronn 1831
Mytilus schencki Hanna and Hertlein 1938
Mytilus shulapsensis McLearn 1942
Mytilus snohomishensis Weaver 1912
Mytilus stillwaterensis Weaver and Palmer 1922
Mytilus submenkeanus Tate 1886
Mytilus subpectinatus D'Orbigny 1850
Mytilus trossulus Gould 1850
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Invalid names: Mytilus pedroanus Conrad 1855 [synonym]
Mytilus ursensis Smith 1927
Invalid names: Mytilus similis Münster 1841 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height512.510.817.312.02.68

Composition: aragoniteg
Composition 2: low Mg calciteg
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Adult height: 10 to < 100f
Thickness: intermediatef
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanic, brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Comments: MINERALOGY: Calcite and aragonite layer approximately equaly developed (Hubbard et al., 1981). LIFE HISTORY: EP, SE, BA, SU according to Todd (2001).g
Created: 2007-10-05 05:20:55
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:24:48
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Pridoli to the top of the Holocene or 423.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 419.2 Ma

Collections (786 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow - Pridoli427.4 - 419.2Morocco M. sp. (27396)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2China (Xinjiang) M. beyrichi (10931)
Ufimian - Kazanian279.5 - 268.0China (Qinghai) M. sp. (68580)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Australia (New South Wales) M. sp. A (161845) M. sp. A, M. sp. B (161842)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17India M. sp. (230614)
Griesbachian252.17 - 251.3USA (Montana) M. sp. (44499)
Triassic252.17 - 201.3Japan (Tokyo) M. punctus, M. chohi (39668)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2USA (Utah) M. sp. (44506)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Russian Federation M. beaumonti (117348)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0Russian Federation M. nativus (135966)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Qinghai) M. sp. (101047 101048)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Hubei) M. sp. (44720)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) M. euiformis (66084)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Yunnan) M. seminummuarius (98536)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Russian Federation M. nativus (135967)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0United Kingdom (England) M. sp. (97695)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0USA (Nevada) M. homfrayi (33200)
Bithynian - Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Bulgaria M. praeacutus (44917)
Pelsonian - Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Hungary M. sp. (81051)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) M. mulleri, M. quenstedti (201970)