ERMS taxon details
Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758
138228 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138228)
accepted
Genus
Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 (type by subsequent designation)
- Species Mytilus californianus Conrad, 1837
- Species Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819
- Species Mytilus trossulus A. Gould, 1850
- Subgenus Mytilus (Dacrydium) Torell, 1859 accepted as Dacrydium Torell, 1859
- Species Mytilus (Dacrydium) hyalinus Monterosato, 1875 accepted as Dacrydium hyalinum (Monterosato, 1875)
- Species Mytilus abbreviatus Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Mytilus afer Gmelin, 1791 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 ambiguus Dillwyn, 1817 accepted as Rocellaria dubia (Pennant, 1777)
- Species Mytilus angulatus W. Williamson, 1834 accepted as Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
- Species Mytilus aristatus Dillwyn, 1817 accepted as Leiosolenus aristatus (Dillwyn, 1817) (original 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 blondeli Monterosato, 1872 accepted as Mytilaster minimus (Poli, 1795)
- Species Mytilus cavolini Scacchi, 1833 accepted as Gibbomodiola adriatica (Lamarck, 1819) accepted as Modiolus adriaticus Lamarck, 1819
- Species Mytilus crispus Cantraine, 1835 accepted as Mytilaster lineatus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Mytilus curtus Pennant, 1777 accepted as Modiolus modiolus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Mytilus curvirostratus da Costa, 1778 accepted as Modiolus modiolus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Mytilus cylindraceus Requien, 1848 accepted as Mytilaster minimus (Poli, 1795)
- Species Mytilus decussatus Montagu, 1808 accepted as Crenella decussata (Montagu, 1808) (original combination)
- Species Mytilus dilatatus Gray, 1825 accepted as Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819
- Species Mytilus discors Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Species Mytilus discrepans Montagu, 1803 accepted as Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Species Mytilus flavus Poli, 1795 accepted as Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819
- Species Mytilus gibbsianus Leach, 1852 accepted as Modiolus barbatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Mytilus glocinus Locard, 1889 accepted as Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819 (synonym)
- Species Mytilus hesperianus Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819
- Species Mytilus hirundo Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Pteria hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Mytilus incurvatus Pennant, 1777 accepted as Modiolus barbatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Mytilus irisans Jousseaume, 1888 accepted as Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Mytilus lacustris O. G. Costa, 1839 accepted as Mytilaster minimus (Poli, 1795)
- Species Mytilus lamarckii Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1890 accepted as Mytilaster lineatus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Mytilus leucophaeatus Conrad, 1831 accepted as Mytilopsis leucophaeata (Conrad, 1831) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mytilus liburnicus Brusina, 1870 accepted as Mytilaster minimus (Poli, 1795)
- Species Mytilus lineatus Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Mytilaster lineatus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Mytilus lithophagus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lithophaga lithophaga (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
- Species Mytilus lythophagus Salis Marschlins, 1793 accepted as Lithophaga lithophaga (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling)
- Species Mytilus marioni Locard, 1889 accepted as Mytilaster marioni (Locard, 1889) (original combination)
- Species Mytilus marmoratus Forbes, 1838 accepted as Musculus subpictus (Cantraine, 1835)
- Species Mytilus minganensis Mighels, 1844 accepted as Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Mytilus minimus Poli, 1795 accepted as Mytilaster minimus (Poli, 1795)
- Species Mytilus minutus Locard, 1889 accepted as Mytilaster minimus (Poli, 1795)
- Species Mytilus modiolus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Modiolus modiolus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Mytilus notatus De Kay, 1844 accepted as Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Mytilus orbicularis Pallary, 1903 accepted as Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819
- Species Mytilus pelecinus Locard, 1889 accepted as Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819 (synonym)
- Species Mytilus pellucidus Pennant, 1777 accepted as Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Mytilus petagnae Scacchi, 1832 accepted as Gregariella petagnae (Scacchi, 1832)
- Species Mytilus petasunculinus Locard, 1886 accepted as Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
- Species Mytilus pharaonis P. Fischer, 1870 accepted as Brachidontes pharaonis (P. Fischer, 1870) (original combination)
- Species Mytilus pholadis Linnaeus, 1771 accepted as Hiatella arctica (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Species Mytilus pictus Born, 1778 accepted as Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Mytilus praecisus Montagu, 1803 accepted as Hiatella arctica (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Species Mytilus recurvus Rafinesque, 1820 accepted as Ischadium recurvum (Rafinesque, 1820)
- Species Mytilus retusus Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Mytilus ropan Deshayes, 1836 accepted as Leiosolenus aristatus (Dillwyn, 1817)
- Species Mytilus rugosus Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Hiatella rugosa (Linnaeus, 1767) (original combination)
- Species Mytilus sagittatus Poli, 1795 accepted as Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819
- Species Mytilus solen Salis Marschlins, 1793 accepted as Solemya togata (Poli, 1791)
- Species Mytilus solitarius W. Williamson, 1834 accepted as Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
- Species Mytilus spathulinus Locard, 1889 accepted as Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
- Species Mytilus subsaxatilis W. Williamson, 1834 accepted as Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Mytilus succineus Danilo & Sandri, 1856 accepted as Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819
- Species Mytilus trigonus Locard, 1889 accepted as Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
- Species Mytilus umbilicatus Pennant, 1777 accepted as Modiolus modiolus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Mytilus ustulatus Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Brachidontes ustulatus (Lamarck, 1819)
- Species Mytilus variabilis Krauss, 1848 accepted as Brachidontes variabilis (Krauss, 1848) (original combination: declared nomen protectum by Cosel et al. (2014))
- Species Mytilus vitrea Møller, 1842 accepted as Modiola vitrea Møller, 1842 accepted as Dacrydium vitreum (Møller, 1842) (incorrect original spelling)
- Species Mytilus vulgaris da Costa, 1778 accepted as Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
marine
recent + fossil
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 645, 704 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 645, 704 [details] Available for editors

MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2024) European Register of Marine Species at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138228 on 2025-04-06
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138228 on 2025-04-06
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 645, 704 [details] Available for editors
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

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]



