Relationships towards this taxonGenus group namesMytilus | Linnaeus, 1758 | accepted genus name |
Species group names
Mytilus abbreviatus | Lamarck, 1819 | synonym |
Mytilus angulatus | Williamson, 1834 | synonym |
Mytilus minganensis | Mighels, 1844 | synonym |
Mytilus notatus | DeKay, 1843 | synonym |
Mytilus pellucidus | Pennant, 1777 | synonym |
Mytilus petasunculinus | Locard, 1886 | synonym |
Mytilus retusus | Lamarck, 1819 | synonym |
Mytilus retusus var. acrocyrta | Locard, 1889 | synonym |
Mytilus solitarius | Williamson, 1834 | synonym |
Mytilus spathulinus | Locard, 1889 | synonym |
Mytilus subsaxatilis | Williamson, 1834 | synonym |
Mytilus trigonus | Locard, 1889 | synonym |
Mytilus vulgaris | da Costa, 1778 | synonym | Vernaculars (+)
(-) Bokmål (Norwegian): blåskjell sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points Catalan: musclo Danish: blåmusling sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points Dutch: blauwe mossel; eetbare mossel; mossel sources: Cattrijsse, A.; Vincx, M. (2001). Biodiversity of the benthos and the avifauna of the Belgian coastal waters: summary of data collected between 1970 and 1998. Sustainable Management of the North Sea. Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs: Brussel, Belgium. 48 pp.;Backeljau, T. (1986). Lijst van de recente mariene mollusken van België [List of the recent marine molluscs of Belgium]. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium. 106 pp.;Hayward, P.; Nelson-Smith, A.; Shields, C. (1999). Gids van kust en strand: flora en fauna [Coast and beach guide: flora and fauna]. Tirion: Baarn, Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-327-5. 352, ill. pp. English: blue mussel; common mussel; edible blue mussel sources: North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS);Leewis, R. (2002). Flora en fauna van de zee [Marine flora and fauna]. Veldgids, 16. KNNV Uitgeverij: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5011-153-X. 320 pp. Euskera: muskuilu French: moule comestible; moule commun sources: Lindner, G. (1999). Schelpengids: schelpen uit de wereldzeeën, vorm, voorkomen, systematiek [The shell guide: shells from the world oceans, shape, distribution and systematics]. Tirion: Baarn, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-409-3. 320 pp.;Leewis, R. (2002). Flora en fauna van de zee [Marine flora and fauna]. Veldgids, 16. KNNV Uitgeverij: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5011-153-X. 320 pp. German: essbare Miesmuschel; Miesmuschel sources: Lindner, G. (1999). Schelpengids: schelpen uit de wereldzeeën, vorm, voorkomen, systematiek [The shell guide: shells from the world oceans, shape, distribution and systematics]. Tirion: Baarn, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-409-3. 320 pp.;Unterwasser-Welt Ostsee Greek: Μύδι Ατλαντικού sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points Norwegian: blåskjell sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points Norwegian Bokmål: blåskjell sources: Systema Naturae ed. 10: 705 Norwegian Nynorsk: blåskjel sources: Systema Naturae ed. 10: 705 Nynorsk (Norwegian): blåskjel sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points Portuguese: mexilhao sources: Davidson, A. (2001). North Atlantic fish cookbook [Noord-Atlantisch viskookboek]. Scepter: Bussum, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-72653-14-9. 556 pp. Russian: midiya sources: Davidson, A. (2001). North Atlantic fish cookbook [Noord-Atlantisch viskookboek]. Scepter: Bussum, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-72653-14-9. 556 pp. Spanish, Castillian: mejillon; mejillón sources: Davidson, A. (2001). North Atlantic fish cookbook [Noord-Atlantisch viskookboek]. Scepter: Bussum, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-72653-14-9. 556 pp. Swedish: blåmussla Literatureoriginal description | Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp. | basis of record | Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213 | additional source | Backeljau, T. (1986). Lijst van de recente mariene mollusken van België [List of the recent marine molluscs of Belgium]. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium. 106 pp. | additional source | Dyntaxa (2013) Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013]. | additional source | Turgeon, D.; Quinn, J.F.; Bogan, A.E.; Coan, E.V.; Hochberg, F.G.; Lyons, W.G.; Mikkelsen, P.M.; Neves, R.J.; Roper, C.F.E.; Rosenberg, G.; Roth, B.; Scheltema, A.; Thompson, F.G.; Vecchione, M.; Williams, J.D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp. | additional source | Gosner, K.L. 1971. Guide to identification of marine and estuarine invertebrates: Cape Hatteras to the Bay of Fundy. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 693 p. | additional source | Linkletter, L.E. 1977. A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B. 68 p. | additional source | Thomas, M.L.H. (ed.). 1983. Marine and coastal systems of the Quoddy Region, New Brunswick. Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 64. 306 p. | additional source | Spry, J.F. (1964). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Part 2: Pelecypoda (Bivalves). Tanganyika Notes and Records 63 | additional source | Abbott R. T. (1974) American seashells. The marine mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America. ed. 2. Van Nostrand, New York. 663 pp., 24 pls. [October 1974] | additional source | Huber M. (2010) 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.
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TaxonomyCLEMAM WoRMS
External LinksBiodiversity Heritage Library (1674 publications) USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection Marine Life Information Network - UK Barcode of Life (258 barcodes) GenBank (8238 nucleotides; 1728 proteins) GBIF
CitationGofas, S. (2014). Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140480Image
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