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Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
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Dataset
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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Rank
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SPECIES
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Published in
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). 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., Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata, [iii], 824 p. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm], 1758. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.542
Classification
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kingdom
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Animalia
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phylum
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Mollusca
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class
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Bivalvia
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order
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Mytilida
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family
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Mytilidae
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genus
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Mytilus
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species
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Mytilus edulis
Name
- Synonyms
- Mytilus abbreviatus Lamarck, 1819
- Mytilus angulatus W.Williamson, 1834
- Mytilus borealis Lamarck, 1819
- Mytilus edilis L.
- 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 De Kay, 1844
- Mytilus pellucidus Pennant, 1777
- Mytilus petasunculinus Locard, 1886
- Mytilus retusus Lamarck, 1819
- Mytilus retusus var. acrocyrta Locard, 1889
- Mytilus solitarius W.Williamson, 1834
- Mytilus spathulinus Locard, 1889
- Mytilus subsaxatilis W.Williamson, 1834
- Mytilus trigonus Locard, 1889
- Mytilus ungulatus Linnaeus, 1758
- Mytilus variabilis Fischer von Waldheim, 1807
- Homonyms
- Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
- Common names
- Almindelig blåmusling in Danish
- Bay Mussel in English
- Bay Mussel in English
- Blue Mussel in English
- Blue Mussel in English
- Blåmusling in Danish
- Common Blue Mussel in English
- Common Blue Mussel in English
- Common Mussel in English
- Common Mussel in English
- Edible Blue Mussel in English
- Edible Blue Mussel in English
- Gemeine Miesmuschel in German
- Miesmuschel in German
- bay mussel in English
- blauwe mossel in Dutch
- blue mussel in English
- blue mussel in English
- blue mussel in language.
- 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
- edible mussel in language.
- 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
Bibliographic References
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Abbott, R. T. (1974). <i>American seashells. The marine Mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America</i>. ed. 2. Van Nostrand, New York. 663 pp., 24 pls. [October 1974].
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Abbott, R. T. (1974). <i>American seashells. The marine Mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America</i>. ed. 2. Van Nostrand, New York. 663 pp., 24 pls. [October 1974].
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De Bruyne, R.H. (2004)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Keep, J. (1891). Mollusks of the San Francisco markets. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 4(9): 97-100.
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Keep, J. (1891). Mollusks of the San Francisco markets. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 4(9): 97-100.
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Kindvall, Oskar (1899-12-31 23:00:00) Lumping some taxa, working from the University of Verginia.
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Larraín, Maria A., Malgorzata Zbawicka, Cristian Araneda, Jonathan P. A. Gardner, and Roman Wenne, 2018: Native and invasive taxa on the Pacific coast of South America: Impacts on aquaculture, traceability and biodiversity of blue mussels (Mytilus spp.). Evolutionary Applications, vol. 11, no. 3. 298-311.
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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>
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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>
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Lubet P. (1959). Recherches sur le cycle sexuel et l'émission des gamètes chez les Mytilidés et les Pectinidés. <em>Revue des Travaux de l'Institut des Pêches Maritimes.</em> 23(3): 384-548.
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Lubet P. (1959). Recherches sur le cycle sexuel et l'émission des gamètes chez les Mytilidés et les Pectinidés. <em>Revue des Travaux de l'Institut des Pêches Maritimes.</em> 23(3): 384-548.
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MacIntyre, R. J. (1975). Current research into the biology of farming mussels in Australia. <em>Malacological Review.</em> 9: 138.
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MacIntyre, R. J. (1975). Current research into the biology of farming mussels in Australia. <em>Malacological Review.</em> 9: 138.
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Martens, E. von. (1886). Beiträge zur Kenntniss der giftigen Miesmuscheln. <em>Der Naturforscher, Tübingen.</em> 19(30): 307-308.
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Martens, E. von. (1886). Votum. In: R. Virchow (ed.). Beiträge zue Kenntniss der giftigen Miesmuscheln. <em>Archiv für pathologische Anatomie und physologie und klinische medizin.</em> 104: 174-180, Berlin.