WoRMS taxon details
Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758
138228 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138228)
accepted
Genus
Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 (type by subsequent designation)
Crassimytilus Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1979 · unaccepted (synonym)
Eumytilus Ihering, 1900 · unaccepted (junior objective synonym of...)
junior objective synonym of Mytilus
Mitylus · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (incorrect subsequent spelling)
Mytilites [sic] † · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Mytilus (Mytilus) Linnaeus, 1758 · alternative representation
Mytilus (Plicatomytilus) Allison & Addicott, 1976 † · alternative representation
Mytilus (Tumidimytilus) Kafanov, 1984 † · alternative representation
Mytulites Schlotheim, 1813 † · unaccepted > unavailable name (ICZN Art. 20 discarding names...)
ICZN Art. 20 discarding names formed with suffix "-ites" to denote fossils
Mytulus [sic] · unaccepted (incorrect subsequent spelling)
Pacifimytilus Kafanov, 1984 · unaccepted (synonym)
Plicatomytilus Allison & Addicott, 1976 † · unaccepted (new rank)
- Species Mytilus californianus Conrad, 1837
- Species Mytilus chilensis Hupé, 1854
- Species Mytilus coruscus A. Gould, 1861
- Species Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819
- Species Mytilus planulatus Lamarck, 1819
- Species Mytilus platensis A. d'Orbigny, 1846
- Species Mytilus trossulus A. Gould, 1850
- Subgenus Mytilus (Aulacomya) Mörch, 1853 accepted as Aulacomya Mörch, 1853
- Species Mytilus (Aulacomya) diluculum Mörch, 1874 accepted as Aulacomya atra (Molina, 1782)
- Species Mytilus (Aulacomya) magellanicus accepted as Aulacomya atra (Molina, 1782)
- Subgenus Mytilus (Brachidontes) Swainson, 1840 accepted as Brachidontes Swainson, 1840 (original rank)
- Subgenus Mytilus (Chloromya) Mörch, 1853 accepted as Perna Philipsson, 1788 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym, junior objective synonym of Perna)
- Subgenus Mytilus (Dacrydium) Torell, 1859 accepted as Dacrydium Torell, 1859
- Species Mytilus (Dacrydium) hyalinus Monterosato, 1875 accepted as Dacrydium hyalinum (Monterosato, 1875)
- Subgenus Mytilus (Hormomya) Mörch, 1853 accepted as Brachidontes Swainson, 1840 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Mytilus (Hormomya) puntarenensis Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932 accepted as Brachidontes puntarenensis (Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Mytilus (Modiola) Lamarck, 1799 accepted as Modiolus Lamarck, 1799
- Species Mytilus (Modiola) areolatus A. Gould, 1850 accepted as Modiolus areolatus (A. Gould, 1850) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mytilus (Modiola) chenui Récluz, 1842 accepted as Gregariella chenui (Récluz, 1842) (basionym)
- Species Mytilus (Modiola) flabellatus A. Gould, 1850 accepted as Mytilus flabellatus A. Gould, 1850 accepted as Modiolus rectus Conrad, 1837
- Species Mytilus (Modiola) hepaticus A. Gould, 1850 accepted as Mytilus hepaticus A. Gould, 1850 accepted as Modiolus auriculatus Krauss, 1848 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Mytilus (Modiola) ziczac Anton, 1838 accepted as Musculus impactus (Hermann, 1782) (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
- Subgenus Mytilus (Modiolarca) Gray, 1842 accepted as Musculus Röding, 1798
- Species Mytilus (Modiolarca) coenobita Vaillant, 1865 accepted as Musculus coenobitus (Vaillant, 1865) (basionym)
- Subgenus Mytilus (Septifer) Récluz, 1848 accepted as Septifer Récluz, 1848
- Species Mytilus abbreviatus Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Mytilus achatinus Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Choromytilus chorus (Molina, 1782)
- Species Mytilus adamsianus Dunker, 1857 accepted as Brachidontes adamsianus (Dunker, 1857) (original combination)
- Species Mytilus afer Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Mytilus africanus Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 accepted as Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Mytilus africanus Chemnitz, 1785 accepted as Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758) (unavailable name, published in a work rejected by ICZN Direction 1)
- Species Mytilus alacorvi Dillwyn, 1817 accepted as Electroma alacorvi (Dillwyn, 1817) (original combination)
- Species Mytilus albus Molina, 1782 accepted as Choromytilus chorus (Molina, 1782)
- Species Mytilus algosus Gould, 1850 accepted as Semimytilus algosus (Gould, 1850) accepted as Semimytilus patagonicus (Hanley, 1843) (original combination)
- Species Mytilus ambiguus Dillwyn, 1817 accepted as Rocellaria dubia (Pennant, 1777)
- Species Mytilus americanus Reeve, 1858 accepted as Mytilopsis leucophaeata (Conrad, 1831) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Mytilus americanus A. d'Orbigny, 1846 accepted as Aulacomya atra (Molina, 1782) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Mytilus andersoni E. von Martens, 1887 accepted as Ciboticola andersoni (E. von Martens, 1887) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mytilus angulatus W. Williamson, 1834 accepted as Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
- Species Mytilus angustanus Lamarck, 1819 sensu Reeve, 1858 accepted as Semimytilus algosus (Gould, 1850) accepted as Semimytilus patagonicus (Hanley, 1843)
- Species Mytilus angustanus Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Mytilus planulatus Lamarck, 1819 (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Mytilus aoteanus A. W. B. Powell, 1958 accepted as Mytilus planulatus Lamarck, 1819 (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Mytilus arabicus (Jousseaume, 1919) accepted as Brachidontes pharaonis (P. Fischer, 1870) (unaccepted > unavailable name, established in synonymy)
- Species Mytilus arborescens Chemnitz, 1795 accepted as Mytilus arborescens Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 accepted as Amygdalum arborescens (Fischer von Waldheim, 1807) (unaccepted > unavailable name, published in a work rejected by ICZN Direction 1; available from Fischer von Waldheim, 1807)
- Species Mytilus arborescens Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 accepted as Amygdalum arborescens (Fischer von Waldheim, 1807) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Mytilus arcuatus Clessin, 1887 accepted as Brachidontes granulatus (Hanley, 1843)
- Species Mytilus arealis Menke, 1830 accepted as Musculus lateralis (Say, 1822)
- Species Mytilus areolatus A. Gould, 1850 accepted as Modiolus areolatus (A. Gould, 1850) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mytilus aristatus Dillwyn, 1817 accepted as Leiosolenus aristatus (Dillwyn, 1817) (original combination)
- Species Mytilus ater Molina, 1782 accepted as Aulacomya atra (Molina, 1782)
- Species Mytilus ater Zelebor, 1866 accepted as Xenostrobus neozelanicus (Iredale, 1915) (invalid: junior homonym of Mytilus ater Molina, 1782; Modiolus neozelanicus Iredale, 1915 is a replacement name)
- Species Mytilus atratus Lischke, 1871 accepted as Vignadula atrata (Lischke, 1871) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Mytilus atropurpureus Dunker, 1857 accepted as Brachidontes niger (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Mytilus avicular Holten, 1802 accepted as Pteria avicular (Holten, 1802) (superseded combination)
- Species Mytilus baldi Brusina, 1865 accepted as Mytilaster lineatus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Mytilus barbatus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Modiolus barbatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Mytilus biceps Menke, 1848 accepted as Brachidontes exustus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Mytilus bicolor Bruguière, 1792 accepted as Mytella bicolor (Bruguière, 1792) accepted as Mytella guyanensis (Lamarck, 1819)
- Species Mytilus bifurcatus Conrad, 1837 accepted as Mytilisepta bifurcata (Conrad, 1837) (original combination)
- Species Mytilus bilocularis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Septifer bilocularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Mytilus blondeli Monterosato, 1872 accepted as Mytilaster minimus (Poli, 1795)
- Species Mytilus boeckii Mörch, 1874 accepted as Brachidontes granulatus (Hanley, 1843)
- Species Mytilus borealis Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Mytilus brasiliensis (J. E. Gray, 1825) accepted as Mytella brasiliensis (J. E. Gray, 1825) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mytilus brunneus [Lightfoot], 1786 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
- Species Mytilus caeruleus Molina, 1810 accepted as Choromytilus chorus (Molina, 1782)
- Species Mytilus californicus [sic] accepted as Mytilus californianus Conrad, 1837 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Mytilus canaliculatus J. E. Gray, 1843 accepted as Perna canaliculus (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Mytilus canaliculus Dall, 1876 accepted as Mytilus platensis A. d'Orbigny, 1846 (invalid: junior homonym of Mytilus canaliculus Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Mytilus canaliculus Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Perna canaliculus (Gmelin, 1791) (superseded combination)
- Species Mytilus canalis Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Mytilus zonarius Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Mytilus californianus Conrad, 1837
- Species Mytilus capensis Dunker, 1846 accepted as Aulacomya atra capensis (Dunker, 1846) (basionym)
- Species Mytilus carolinensis Conrad, 1837 accepted as Ischadium recurvum (Rafinesque, 1820)
- Species Mytilus castaneus [Lightfoot], 1786 accepted as Arenifodiens vagina (Lamarck, 1819)
- Species Mytilus castaneus W. Wood, 1828 accepted as Arenifodiens vagina (Lamarck, 1819)
- Species Mytilus cavolini Scacchi, 1833 accepted as Gibbomodiola adriatica (Lamarck, 1819) accepted as Modiolus adriaticus Lamarck, 1819
- Species Mytilus charpentieri Dunker, 1853 accepted as Brachidontes puniceus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Mytilus charruanus A. d'Orbigny, 1846 accepted as Mytella charruana (A. d'Orbigny, 1846) accepted as Mytella strigata (Hanley, 1843)
- Species Mytilus chemnitzii A. Férussac, 1835 accepted as Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771)
- Species Mytilus chenuanus A. d'Orbigny, 1846 accepted as Gregariella chenui (Récluz, 1842)
- Species Mytilus chiloensis Reeve, 1858 accepted as Mytilus chilensis Hupé, 1854
- Species Mytilus chorus Molina, 1782 accepted as Choromytilus chorus (Molina, 1782) (original combination)
- Species Mytilus cinnamomeus Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Botula cinnamomea (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Mytilus cinnamominus Chemnitz, 1785 accepted as Botula cinnamomea (Gmelin, 1791) (Chemnitz, 1785 is a work rejected for nomenclatorial purposes (see ICZN opinion 184))
- Species Mytilus citrinus Röding, 1798 accepted as Brachidontes modiolus (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Species Mytilus cochlear Menke, 1848 accepted as Modiolus cochlear (Menke, 1848)
- Species Mytilus cochleatus Nyst, 1835 accepted as Mytilopsis leucophaeata (Conrad, 1831) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Mytilus coenobitus Vaillant, 1865 accepted as Musculus coenobitus (Vaillant, 1865)
- Species Mytilus compressus Reeve, 1858 accepted as Choromytilus chorus (Molina, 1782)
- Species Mytilus confusus Dillwyn, 1817 accepted as Mytilaster lineatus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Mytilus coralliophagus Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Gregariella coralliophaga (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Mytilus corneus Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Mytilus planulatus Lamarck, 1819 (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Mytilus corrugatus W. Stimpson, 1851 accepted as Musculus glacialis (Leche, 1883) (unaccepted > junior homonym, non Brongniart, 1823)
- Species Mytilus crassitesta Lischke, 1868 accepted as Mytilus unguiculatus Valenciennes, 1858 accepted as Mytilus coruscus A. Gould, 1861 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Mytilus crassus Tenison Woods, 1877 accepted as Xenostrobus pulex (Lamarck, 1819) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Mytilus crebristriatus Conrad, 1837 accepted as Brachidontes crebristriatus (Conrad, 1837)
- Species Mytilus crenatus Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Aulacomya atra (Molina, 1782) (a junior synonym)
- Species Mytilus crispus Cantraine, 1835 accepted as Mytilaster lineatus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Mytilus cristagalli Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lopha cristagalli (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Mytilus cubitus Say, 1822 accepted as Brachidontes modiolus (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Species Mytilus cumingianus Récluz, 1849 sensu Reeve, 1858 accepted as Septifer zeteki Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1946
- Species Mytilus cuneiformis Reeve, 1857 accepted as Semimytilus patagonicus (Hanley, 1843) (secondary homonym of Modiola cuneiformis Hanley, 1843)
- Species Mytilus curtus Pennant, 1777 accepted as Modiolus modiolus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Mytilus curvatus Dunker, 1857 accepted as Brachidontes crebristriatus (Conrad, 1837) (unaccepted > junior homonym)
- Species Mytilus curviroster Schröter, 1787 accepted as Leiosolenus aristatus (Dillwyn, 1817) (declared nomen oblitum by Turner & Boss (1962))
- Species Mytilus curvirostratus da Costa, 1778 accepted as Modiolus modiolus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Mytilus curvirostrus da Costa, 1778 accepted as Modiolus modiolus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Mytilus cylindraceus Requien, 1848 accepted as Mytilaster minimus (Poli, 1795)
- Species Mytilus dactyliformis Hupé, 1854 accepted as Semimytilus patagonicus (Hanley, 1843)
- Species Mytilus darwinianus A. d'Orbigny, 1846 accepted as Brachidontes darwinianus (A. d'Orbigny, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mytilus decussatus Montagu, 1808 accepted as Crenella decussata (Montagu, 1808) (original combination)
- Species Mytilus decussatus Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Aulacomya atra (Molina, 1782) (invalid: junior homonym of Mytilus decussatus Montagu, 1808)
- Species Mytilus demissus Dillwyn, 1817 accepted as Geukensia demissa (Dillwyn, 1817)
- Species Mytilus desolationis E. Lamy, 1936 accepted as Mytilus platensis A. d'Orbigny, 1846
- Species Mytilus dilatatus Gray, 1825 accepted as Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819
- Species Mytilus diluculum Mörch, 1874 accepted as Aulacomya atra (Molina, 1782)
- Species Mytilus discors Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Species Mytilus discrepans Montagu, 1803 accepted as Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Species Mytilus divaricatus A. Gould, 1850 accepted as Aulacomya maoriana (Iredale, 1915) (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of Mytilus divaricatus d'Orbigny, 1844)
- Species Mytilus domingensis Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Brachidontes domingensis (Lamarck, 1819) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mytilus dunkeri Reeve, 1857 accepted as Crenomytilus grayanus (Dunker, 1853)
- Species Mytilus dunkeri Reeve, 1857 sensu Angas, 1867 accepted as Mytilus planulatus Lamarck, 1819 (misidentification)
- Species Mytilus durus [Lightfoot], 1786 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
- Species Mytilus elegans T. Brown, 1827 accepted as Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Mytilus elongatus Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 accepted as Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Mytilus elongatus Chemnitz, 1785 accepted as Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758) (unavailable name, published in a work rejected under ICZN Direction 1; available from Röding, 1798)
- Species Mytilus erosus Lamarck, 1819 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mytilus exaratus R. A. Philippi, 1847 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, uncertain junior synonym)
- Species Mytilus exiguus Dunker, 1875 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus exilis R. A. Philippi, 1847 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mytilus exustus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mytilus faba O. F. Müller, 1776 (unaccepted, original combination)
- Species Mytilus falcatus A. d'Orbigny, 1846 (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of Mytilus falcatus Münster, 1837 and Mytilus falcatus d'Orbigny, 1844)
- Species Mytilus ficus Dall, 1909 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus fischerianus Tapparone Canefri, 1874 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus flabellatus A. Gould, 1850 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus flavus Poli, 1795 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus fontaineanus A. d'Orbigny, 1842 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus frons Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, original combination)
- Species Mytilus fuscus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mytilus gibbsianus Leach, 1852 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus glocinus Locard, 1889 (unaccepted, synonym)
- Species Mytilus glomeratus A. Gould, 1851 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
- Species Mytilus granulatus Hanley, 1843 (unaccepted, original combination)
- Species Mytilus grayanus Dunker, 1853 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus grunerianus Dunker, 1853 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus hamatus Say, 1822 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus hepaticus A. Gould, 1850 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Mytilus hesperianus Lamarck, 1819 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus hirsuta Lamarck, 1819 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus hirundo Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus horridus Dunker, 1857 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus hupeanus Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889 (unaccepted, junior subjective synonym)
- Species Mytilus hyotis Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, original combination)
- Species Mytilus impactus Hermann, 1782 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
- Species Mytilus incurvatus Pennant, 1777 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus infumatus Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889 (unaccepted, junior subjective synonym)
- Species Mytilus irisans Jousseaume, 1888 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus janeirensis Dunker, 1866 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
- Species Mytilus kerguelensis E. A. Smith, 1885 (unaccepted, original combination)
- Species Mytilus kerguelensis E. A. Smith, 1885 sensu Fletcher, 1938 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus lacunatus Lamarck, 1819 (unaccepted, junior subjective synonym)
- Species Mytilus lacustris O. G. Costa, 1839 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus lamarckianus Clessin, 1887 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus lamarckii Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1890 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus lateralis Say, 1822 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus latissimus Clessin, 1887 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus latus Lamarck, 1819 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus latus Chemnitz, 1785 (unaccepted, unavailable name, published in a work rejected y ICZN Direction 1; available from Dillwyn, 1817)
- Species Mytilus latus Dillwyn, 1817 (unaccepted, junior subjective synonym)
- Species Mytilus lavalleanus A. d'Orbigny, 1853 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Mytilus leucophaeatus Conrad, 1831 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mytilus liburnicus Brusina, 1870 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus ligneus (Reeve, 1858) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mytilus lineatus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus lithophagus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, original combination)
- Species Mytilus lythophagus Salis Marschlins, 1793 (unaccepted, misspelling)
- Species Mytilus magellanicus Röding, 1798 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus magellanicus Chemnitz, 1785 (unaccepted, unavailable name, published in a work rejected under ICZN Direction 1; available from Röding, 1798)
- Species Mytilus magellanicus Röding, 1798 sensu Suter, 1913 (unaccepted, misapplication)
- Species Mytilus maorianus Iredale, 1915 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
- Species Mytilus margaritiferus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, original combination)
- Species Mytilus marioni Locard, 1889 (unaccepted, original combination)
- Species Mytilus marmoratus Forbes, 1838 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus meleagridis Bruguière, 1792 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus menkeanus R. A. Philippi, 1847 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Mytilus meridionalis E. A. Smith, 1885 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Mytilus meridionalis Krauss, 1848)
- Species Mytilus meridionalis Krauss, 1848 (unaccepted, original combination)
- Species Mytilus minganensis Mighels, 1844 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus minimus Poli, 1795 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus minutus Locard, 1889 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus modiolus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus morrisi Dunker, 1857 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus muelleri Dunker, 1875 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus mülleri Dunker, 1875 (unaccepted, incorrect original spelling)
- Species Mytilus multiformis P. P. Carpenter, 1857 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus mundahuensis Duarte, 1926 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus mutabilis A. Gould, 1861 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
- Species Mytilus nicobaricus Röding, 1798 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus niger Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus nitens Menke, 1848 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus notatus De Kay, 1844 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus obesus Reeve, 1858 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus oblongus Clessin, 1887 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus obscurus Dunker, 1857 (unaccepted, junior subjective synonym)
- Species Mytilus opalus Lamarck, 1819 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus orbicularis Pallary, 1903 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus orbignyanus Hupé, 1854 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Mytilus ovalis Lamarck, 1819 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Mytilus paetelianus Clessin, 1887 (unaccepted, junior subjective synonym)
- Species Mytilus palliopunctatus P. P. Carpenter, 1857 (unaccepted, original combination)
- Species Mytilus patagonicus A. d'Orbigny, 1846 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus pedroanus Conrad, 1855 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus pelecinus Locard, 1889 (unaccepted, synonym)
- Species Mytilus pellucidus Pennant, 1777 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus perna (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus perviridis Holten, 1802 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus petagnae Scacchi, 1832 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus petasunculinus Locard, 1886 (unaccepted, synonym)
- Species Mytilus pharaonis P. Fischer, 1870 (unaccepted, original combination)
- Species Mytilus pholadis Linnaeus, 1771 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus pictus Born, 1778 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus plicatus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus plicatus Gmelin, 1791 sensu Montagu, 1808 (unaccepted, misapplication)
- Species Mytilus plicatus Chemnitz, 1785 (unaccepted, unavailable name: published in a work rejected by ICZN direction 1; available from Gmelin (1791))
- Species Mytilus polyodontus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Mytilus praecisus Montagu, 1803 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus puniceus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus puntarenensis Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mytilus pusillus A. Gould, 1850 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
- Species Mytilus pyriformis A. Gould, 1850 (unaccepted, junior subjective synonym)
- Species Mytilus recurvus Rafinesque, 1820 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus retusus Lamarck, 1819 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus rodriguezii A. d'Orbigny, 1846 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mytilus ropan Deshayes, 1836 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus roseus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus rostratus Dunker, 1857 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mytilus rostrum G. Shaw, 1797 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mytilus ruber Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus rugosus Linnaeus, 1767 (unaccepted, original combination)
- Species Mytilus sagittatus Poli, 1795 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus scaber Krynicki, 1837 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus senegalensis Lamarck, 1819 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus septentrionalis Clessin, 1887 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus septulifer Menke, 1830 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus similis Clessin, 1887 (unaccepted, uncertain synonym; invalid: junior homonym of Mytilus similis Münster, 1841)
- Species Mytilus sinuatus Reeve, 1857 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus smaragdinus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus solen Salis Marschlins, 1793 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus soleniformis A. d'Orbigny, 1846 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mytilus solisianus A. d'Orbigny, 1846 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mytilus solitarius W. Williamson, 1834 (unaccepted, synonym)
- Species Mytilus spathulinus Locard, 1889 (unaccepted, synonym)
- Species Mytilus spatula Menke, 1848 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus splendens Dunker, 1857 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus stearnsii Pilsbry & Raymond, 1898 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
- Species Mytilus striatus Barnes, 1823 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus strigatus Hanley, 1843 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus subdistortus Récluz, 1852 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus subsaxatilis W. Williamson, 1834 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus succineus Danilo & Sandri, 1856 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus tasmanicus Tenison Woods, 1876 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Mytilus tenebrosus Reeve, 1858 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Mytilus tenuiaratus P. P. Carpenter, 1857 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus tenuistriatus Dunker, 1853 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Mytilus tenuistriatus Goldfuss, 1837; Brachidontes dunkeri is a replacement name)
- Species Mytilus thalia W. H. Turton, 1932 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
- Species Mytilus tortus Reeve, 1857 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus trigonus Locard, 1889 (unaccepted, synonym)
- Species Mytilus umbilicatus Pennant, 1777 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus umbonata Anton, 1838 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus unguiculatus Valenciennes, 1858 (unaccepted > nomen oblitum)
- Species Mytilus ungularis Lamarck, 1819 (unaccepted, junior subjective synonym)
- Species Mytilus ungulatus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus ungulatus Linnaeus, 1758, sensu Lamarck, 1819 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus ustulatus Lamarck, 1819 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus variabilis Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 (unaccepted > nomen oblitum, declared nomen oblitum by Cosel et al. (2014))
- Species Mytilus variabilis Krauss, 1848 (unaccepted, original combination: declared nomen protectum by Cosel et al. (2014))
- Species Mytilus variegatus Röding, 1798 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus versicolor Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus viator A. d'Orbigny, 1846 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mytilus viridis Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus vitrea Møller, 1842 (unaccepted, incorrect original spelling)
- Species Mytilus vulgaris da Costa, 1778 (unaccepted)
- Species Mytilus ziczac Anton, 1838 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Mytilus zonarius Lamarck, 1819 (unaccepted)
- Subgenus Mytilus (Mytilus) Linnaeus, 1758 (alternative representation)
- Species Mytilus auratus Molina, 1810 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Mytilus bidens Linnaeus, 1767 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Mytilus denactus Perry, 1811 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Mytilus gracilis Reeve, 1858 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Mytilus inflatus Clessin, 1887 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Mytilus lycophagus Perry, 1811 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Mytilus niger W. H. Benson, 1842 (uncertain > nomen dubium, invalid; not Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Mytilus obesus R. A. Philippi, 1887 (uncertain > unassessed, junior homonym of M. obesus Reeve, 1858)
- Species Mytilus pilosus Reeve, 1858 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Mytilus striatulus Linnaeus, 1771 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Mytilus substriatus R. A. Philippi, 1847 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Mytilus unguis Linnaeus, 1767 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
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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): 645, 704 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 645, 704 [details] Available for editors [request]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138228 on 2024-11-09
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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): 645, 704 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Eumytilus Ihering, 1900) Ihering, H. von. (1900). On the South American species of Mytilidae. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 4 (2): 84-98., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15798012
page(s): 86 [details]
original description (of Pacifimytilus Kafanov, 1984) Kafanov A.I. (1984). A system of the subfamily Mytilinae (Bivalvia, Mytilidae). <em>In: Morfologiya, sistematika, filogeniya i ekogenez dvustvorchatykh mollyuskov [= Morphology, systematics, phylogeny, anf ecogenesis of bivalve mollusks]: Abstracts of communcations. Moscow: Nauka Publishers.</em> 43-45.
page(s): 44 [details]
original description (of Mytilus (Tumidimytilus) Kafanov, 1984 †) Kafanov A.I. (1984). A system of the subfamily Mytilinae (Bivalvia, Mytilidae). <em>In: Morfologiya, sistematika, filogeniya i ekogenez dvustvorchatykh mollyuskov [= Morphology, systematics, phylogeny, anf ecogenesis of bivalve mollusks]: Abstracts of communcations. Moscow: Nauka Publishers.</em> 43-45.
page(s): 44 [details]
original description (of Mytilus (Plicatomytilus) Allison & Addicott, 1976 †) Allison R.C., Addicott W.O. (1976). The North Pacific Miocene record of Mytilus (Plicatomytilus), a new subgenus of Bivalvia. <em>United States Geological Survey Professional Paper.</em> 962: 1-22.
page(s): 2 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Mytulites Schlotheim, 1813 †) Schlotheim, E. F. von. (1813). Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte der Versteinerungen in geognostischer Hinsicht. <em>Taschenbuch für die gesammte Mineralogie, mit Hinsicht auf die neuesten Entdeckungen, herausgegeben von Dr. Carl Caesar Leonhard.</em> 7: 3-134., available online at https://archive.org/stream/taschenbuchfrdi24leongoog#page/n19/
page(s): 105 [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 Gosling E. (editor) (1992). The mussel <i>Mytilus</i>: ecology, physiology, genetics and culture. <i>* Developments in Aquaculture and Fisheries Science, 25. Elsevier, Amsterdam. xiii + 589 pp.</i>: [details]
additional source Seed R. (1992). Systematics evolution and distribution of mussels belonging to the genus <i>Mytilus</i>: an overview. <em>American Malacological Bulletin.</em> 9(2): 123-137., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45931307 [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]
page(s): 645, 704 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Eumytilus Ihering, 1900) Ihering, H. von. (1900). On the South American species of Mytilidae. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 4 (2): 84-98., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15798012
page(s): 86 [details]
original description (of Pacifimytilus Kafanov, 1984) Kafanov A.I. (1984). A system of the subfamily Mytilinae (Bivalvia, Mytilidae). <em>In: Morfologiya, sistematika, filogeniya i ekogenez dvustvorchatykh mollyuskov [= Morphology, systematics, phylogeny, anf ecogenesis of bivalve mollusks]: Abstracts of communcations. Moscow: Nauka Publishers.</em> 43-45.
page(s): 44 [details]
original description (of Mytilus (Tumidimytilus) Kafanov, 1984 †) Kafanov A.I. (1984). A system of the subfamily Mytilinae (Bivalvia, Mytilidae). <em>In: Morfologiya, sistematika, filogeniya i ekogenez dvustvorchatykh mollyuskov [= Morphology, systematics, phylogeny, anf ecogenesis of bivalve mollusks]: Abstracts of communcations. Moscow: Nauka Publishers.</em> 43-45.
page(s): 44 [details]
original description (of Mytilus (Plicatomytilus) Allison & Addicott, 1976 †) Allison R.C., Addicott W.O. (1976). The North Pacific Miocene record of Mytilus (Plicatomytilus), a new subgenus of Bivalvia. <em>United States Geological Survey Professional Paper.</em> 962: 1-22.
page(s): 2 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Mytulites Schlotheim, 1813 †) Schlotheim, E. F. von. (1813). Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte der Versteinerungen in geognostischer Hinsicht. <em>Taschenbuch für die gesammte Mineralogie, mit Hinsicht auf die neuesten Entdeckungen, herausgegeben von Dr. Carl Caesar Leonhard.</em> 7: 3-134., available online at https://archive.org/stream/taschenbuchfrdi24leongoog#page/n19/
page(s): 105 [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 Gosling E. (editor) (1992). The mussel <i>Mytilus</i>: ecology, physiology, genetics and culture. <i>* Developments in Aquaculture and Fisheries Science, 25. Elsevier, Amsterdam. xiii + 589 pp.</i>: [details]
additional source Seed R. (1992). Systematics evolution and distribution of mussels belonging to the genus <i>Mytilus</i>: an overview. <em>American Malacological Bulletin.</em> 9(2): 123-137., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45931307 [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]
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