Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Autobranchia > Infraclass Pteriomorphia > Order Mytilida > Superfamily Mytiloidea > Family Mytilidae > Subfamily Mytilinae > Genus Mytilus > Species Mytilus edulis

Mytilus edulis balthicus A. Gittenberger & E. Gittenberger, 2021

Rank: Subspecies
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

MytilusLinnaeus, 1758accepted genus name
Mytulus [sic] orthographic variant

Literature

original description

Gittenberger, A. & Gittenberger, E. (2021). Polytypic Mytilus edulis, with a name for the Baltic subspecies (Bivalvia: Mytilidae). Basteria. 85(2): 116-125.

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Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mytilus edulis balthicus A. Gittenberger & E. Gittenberger, 2021. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1551538

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


not marine, brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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Last modified

2021-12-12 by Philippe Bouchet

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