WoRMS taxon details

Mytilopsis leucophaeata (Conrad, 1831)

156887  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:156887)

accepted
Species
Congeria cochleata (Nyst, 1835) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Congeria leucophaeata (Conrad, 1831) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Congeria leucophaeta [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (misspelling of leucophaeatus...)  
misspelling of leucophaeatus (Conrad, 1831)
Dreissena cumingiana Dunker, 1855 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mytilus americanus Reeve, 1858 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mytilus cochleatus Nyst, 1835 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mytilus leucophaeatus Conrad, 1831 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Mytilus tenebrosus Reeve, 1858 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Mytilus leucophaeatus Conrad, 1831) Conrad, T. A. (1831). Description of fifteen new species of Recent, and three of fossil shells, chiefly from the coast of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 6(2): 256-268, plate 11., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24677674
page(s): 263-264; pl. 11 fig. 13 [details] 
Distribution Virginian, southside of Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras  
Distribution Virginian, southside of Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Mytilopsis leucophaeata (Conrad, 1831). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156887 on 2024-11-09
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2005-05-20 11:54:45Z
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2008-05-20 06:37:52Z
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2011-10-23 16:41:52Z
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2016-01-05 16:36:47Z
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2019-10-19 09:18:23Z
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original description (of Mytilus americanus Reeve, 1858) Reeve, L. A. (1857-1858). Monograph of the genus <i>Mytilus</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 10, pl. 1-11 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 2, 3, Jun. 1857; 4-7, Aug. 1857; 1, 8-11, Jan. 1858 [pl. 9 as "1857"]]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9127450
page(s): pl. 10, fig. 43 [details] 

original description (of Mytilus cochleatus Nyst, 1835) Nyst, P.-H. (1835). Mollusques. <em>Bulletins de l'Académie Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres de Bruxelles.</em> 2: 235-236, 1 plate., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2880443
note: ex Kickx, ms. [details] 

original description (of Mytilus leucophaeatus Conrad, 1831) Conrad, T. A. (1831). Description of fifteen new species of Recent, and three of fossil shells, chiefly from the coast of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 6(2): 256-268, plate 11., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24677674
page(s): 263-264; pl. 11 fig. 13 [details] 

original description (of Mytilus tenebrosus Reeve, 1858) Reeve, L. A. (1857-1858). Monograph of the genus <i>Mytilus</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 10, pl. 1-11 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 2, 3, Jun. 1857; 4-7, Aug. 1857; 1, 8-11, Jan. 1858 [pl. 9 as "1857"]]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9127450
page(s): pl. 10, fig. 46 [details] 

original description (of Dreissenia cumingiana Dunker, 1855) Dunker, W. (1855). <i>De septiferis genere mytilaceorum et de dreisseniis</i>. Bayrhofferi, Marburg. 26 pp. , available online at https://books.google.it/books?id=CjBTAAAAcAAJ&hl=it&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false
page(s): 14 [details] 

context source (Introduced species) Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

context source (Schelde) Maris, T.; Beauchard, O.; Van Damme, S.; Van den Bergh, E.; Wijnhoven, S.; Meire, P. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

basis of record 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 Williams, J. D., Butler, R. S., Warren, G. L. & Johnson, N. A. (2014). Freshwater Mussels of Florida. <em>University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa.</em> 498 pp. [details] 

additional source Howells R. G., Neck R. W. & Murray H. D. (1996). Freshwater mussels of Texas. Texas Parks and Wildlife Press, Austin, Texas. pp. i-iv, 1-218. ISBN: 978-1-885-69610-6. [details] 

additional source Zulian E. & Quaggiotto E. (2020). First report of <i>Mytilopsis leucophaeata</i> (Conrad, 1831) (Bivalvia: Dreissenidae) from the coasts of Italy. <em>Bollettino Malacologico.</em> 56(2): 176-180. [details] 

additional source Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details] 

redescription Marelli, D. C. & Gray, S. 1983. Conchological redescriptions of Mytilopsis sallei and Mytilopsis leucophaeta of the brackish western Atlantic. <em>The Veliger</em> 25(3): 185-193, available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42517063 [details] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species abundance in Celtic Sea (IHO Sea Area) : Rare [details]

Introduced species abundance in Dutch part of the North Sea : Common [details]

Introduced species impact in Belgian part of the North Sea : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species population United Kingdom part of the Celtic Sea (Marine Region) One locality, no recent record [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Belgian part of the North Sea : Shipping [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in United Kingdom part of the Celtic Sea (Marine Region) : Ships: general [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Belgian part of the North Sea: Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Belgian part of the North Sea: Ships: accidental as attached or free-living fouling organisms [details]

Unreviewed
Alien species The brackish water mussel or dark falsemussel Mytilopsis leucophaeata is an American species that came to Beligan regions via ships. The species typically occurs in estuaries and in Belgium it is found in the Scheldt estuary. The brackish water mussel settles in cooling systems, causing ‘biofouling’ problems in many industrial sites in Europe. The fact that this species is highly resistant to fluctuations in temperature and salinity makes it difficult to take effective countermeasures. [details]

Distribution Virginian, southside of Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras [details]
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Dutch brakwatermossel  [details]
English dark falsemusseldark false musselConrad's false musselConrad's false muslebrackish water wedge clambrackish water mussel [from synonym]  [details]
French fausse moule brune  [details]
German Brackwasser-Dreikantmuschel [from synonym]Brackwasser-DreiecksmuschelBrackwasserdreiecksmuschelBrackwasser-Dreieckmuschel  [details]