Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758

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Linnaeus, C. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. (1758).

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Mollusca: class
Bivalvia: order
Mytilida: family
Mytilidae: genus
Mytilus: species
Mytilus edulis

native range

Atlantic Ocean

Mytilus edulis Linnaeus 1758

Mytilus edulis [spec. nov.]

M. testa laeviuscula violacea, valvulis obliquis postice acuminatis.

Gualt. test. t. 91. f. E.

Aldr. exsangu. 512.

Habitat in O. Europaeo, Indico & M. Balthico.

Plebejis sapit, frequentius devoratus nocet; inter tropicos Maximus, intra arcticum Minimus, uti reliqua testacea. Habet more Pinnae Byssum exserendam.

Introduced species vector dispersal

Canadian part of the The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia (Marine Region) Aquaculture: accidental

Introduced species impact

Canadian part of the The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia (Marine Region) Genetic impacts: hybridisation and introgression

Introduced species vector dispersal

in Ukrainian part of the Black Sea (Marine Region) : Fisheries: deliberate translocations of fish or shellfish to establish or support fishery

Introduced species vector dispersal

in Ukrainian part of the Black Sea (Marine Region) : Individual release: deliberate release by individuals

Name

Synonyms: Mytilus abbreviatus Lamarck, 1819; Mytilus angulatus Williamson, 1834; Mytilus borealis Lamarck, 1819; Mytilus edilis L.; Mytilus edulis edulis; Mytilus edulis pusillus MacGillivray, 1843; Mytilus edulis ungulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Mytilus elegans T.Brown, 1827; Mytilus grunerianus Dunker, 1853; Mytilus minganensis Mighels, 1844; Mytilus notatus DeKay, 1843; Mytilus pellucidus Pennant, 1777; Mytilus petasunculinus Locard, 1886; Mytilus retusus Lamarck, 1819; Mytilus retusus var. acrocyrta Locard, 1889; Mytilus solitarius Williamson, 1834; Mytilus spathulinus Locard, 1889; Mytilus subsaxatilis Williamson, 1834; Mytilus trigonus Locard, 1889; Mytilus ungulatus Linnaeus, 1758
Homonyms: Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
Common names: Almindelig blåmusling in Danish; Blåmusling in Danish; Gemeine Miesmuschel in German; Miesmuschel in German; bay mussel in English; blauwe mossel in Dutch; blue mussel in English; blue mussel in English; blåmusling in language.; blåmussla in Swedish; blåskjel in Nynorsk, Norwegian; blåskjell in Norwegian Bokmål; common blue mussel in English; common mussel in English; edible blue mussel in English; edible blue mussel in English; eetbare mossel in Dutch; essbare Miesmuschel in German; gewone mossel in Dutch; mejillón in Spanish; mexilhao in Portuguese; midiya in Russian; mossel in Dutch; moule comestible in French; moule commun in French; moule commune in French; musclo in Catalan–Valencian; muskuilu in Basque; Μύδι Ατλαντικού in Greek, Modern (1453-); Мидия съедобная in Russian; Blue Mussel in English; Mossel in Dutch; blåmussla in Swedish; bohkkáskálžu in Northern Sami; mossel in Dutch; mossel in Dutch; Common mussel in English; Gemeine Miesmuschel in German; Gemeine Miesmuschel in German; Gewone mossel in Dutch; Miesmuschel in German; Miesmuschel in German; bay mussel in English; bay mussel in English; blauwe mossel in Dutch; blauwe mossel in Dutch; blue mussel in English; blue mussel in English; blåmusling in Danish; blåmusling in Danish

Bibliographic References

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International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 333 Confirmation of Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758, as the type species of the genus Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758 (class Pelecypoda) (amplification of a ruling given in Opinion 94).Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 9(27), 369-384 (1955)
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Kindvall, Oskar (1900-01-01 00:00:00) Lumping some taxa, working from the University of Verginia.
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Lubet P. (1959). Recherches sur le cycle sexuel et l'émission des gamètes chez les Mytilidés et les Pectinidés. Revue des Travaux de l'Institut des Pêches Maritimes. 23(3): 384-548.
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