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Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
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

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

  1. 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].
  2. 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].
  3. De Bruyne, R.H. (2004)
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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)
  9. Keep, J. (1891). Mollusks of the San Francisco markets. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 4(9): 97-100.
  10. Keep, J. (1891). Mollusks of the San Francisco markets. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 4(9): 97-100.
  11. Kindvall, Oskar (1899-12-31 23:00:00) Lumping some taxa, working from the University of Verginia.
  12. 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.
  13. 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>
  14. 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>
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. MacIntyre, R. J. (1975). Current research into the biology of farming mussels in Australia. <em>Malacological Review.</em> 9: 138.
  18. MacIntyre, R. J. (1975). Current research into the biology of farming mussels in Australia. <em>Malacological Review.</em> 9: 138.
  19. Martens, E. von. (1886). Beiträge zur Kenntniss der giftigen Miesmuscheln. <em>Der Naturforscher, Tübingen.</em> 19(30): 307-308.
  20. 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.
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