| Description | The blue mussel (Mytilus edulis), also known as the common mussel, is a medium-sized edible marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae, the mussels. Blue mussels are subject to commercial use and intensive aquaculture. A species with a large range, empty shells are commonly found on beaches around the world.
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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Mytilus : Mytilus edulis |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Mytilus : Mytilus edulis |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
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| Generic Name | Mytilus |
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| Scientific Name | Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 |
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| Name Published In | Linnæus, Carolus. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. Vol. Tomus I, Editio decima, reformata: i-ii, 1-824. |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Mytilus edulis | species | belongs to Mytilus | stated without evidence | Linnaeus, 1758 | | Mytilus edulis | species | belongs to Mytilus | stated with evidence | Woods, 1850 | | Mytilus edulis | species | belongs to Mytilus | stated without evidence | Feyling-Hanssen, 1955 | | Mytilus edulis | species | belongs to Mytilus (Mytilus) | stated with evidence | Hertlein and Grant, 1972 | | Mytilus edulis | species | belongs to Mytilus | stated with evidence | Coan et al., 2000 | | Mytilus edulis | species | belongs to Mytilus (Mytilus) | stated without evidence | Kafanov and Ogasawara, 2003 | | Mytilus edulis | species | belongs to Mytilus | stated with evidence | Spencer et al., 2004 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 |
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| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (67%) |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 164 - 157 Ma
Jurassic |
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| Environment | lagoonal,coastal,inner shelf,outer shelf,oceanic,brackish,freshwater (based on Mytilidae) |
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| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Mytilus) |
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| Vision | blind (based on Bivalvia) |
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| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Mytilus) |
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| Ontogeny | accretion (based on Mytilidae) |
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| Taphonomy | aragonite, low Mg calcite (based on Mytilus) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | H. G. Richards. 1962. Studies on the marine Pleistocene: Part II. The marine Pleistocene mollusks of eastern North America. Transactions of the American Philosophocal Society 52(3):1-142 |
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| Common Name(s) | Gemeine Miesmuschel, Miesmuschel, Bay Mussel, Blauwe Mossel, Blue Mussel, Blåmusling, Blåmussla, Blåskjel, Blåskjell, Common Blue Mussel, Common Mussel, Edible Blue Mussel, Eetbare Mossel, Essbare Miesmuschel, Gewone Mossel, Mejillón, Mexilhao, Midiya, Mossel, Moule Comestible, Moule Commun, Moule Commune, Musclo, Muskuilu, Μύδι Ατλαντικού, 紫殼菜蛤;食用殼菜蛤, Edible Mussel |
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| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mytilus_edulis |
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| Richards H. G. (1962) Studies on the marine Pleistocene: Part II. The marine Pleistocene mollusks of eastern North America, Transactions of the American Philosophocal Society 52 3, 1-142 |
| Woods S. V. , A monograph of the Crag Mollusca, or, descriptions of shells from the middle and upper tertiaries of the East of England. Part II. Bivalves, 1-302 |
| Hertlein L. G., Grant U. S. (1972) The Geology and Paleontology of the Marine Pliocene of San Diego, California (Paleontology: Pelecypoda), San Diego Society of Natural History Memoir 2 B, 135-411 |
| Coan E. V., Scott P. V., et al (2000) Bivalve seashells of western North America, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural history Monographs 2, 1-764 |
| Vervoenen M., Wesselingh F. P., et al (2000) Mytilys antiquorum J. Sowerby, 1821 and other Pliocene mussels (Mollusca, Bivalvia) from the southern North Sea Basin, Contributions to Tertiary and Quaternary Geology 37 3-4, 73-81 |
| Kafanov A. I., Ogasawara K. (2003) Neogene and Paleogene Molluscan (Bivalvia) Cenozones of Sakhalin and Kurile Islands, Science Reports, Institute of Geoscience, University of Tsukuba 24, 45-79 |
| Spencer H. G., Willan R. C., et al (2004) Checklist of the Recent Mollusca described from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone, [http://www.molluscs.otago.ac.nz/index.html] |
| Coan E. V., Valentich-Scott P. (2012) Bivalve Seashells of Tropical West America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Baja California to Northern Peru, Santa Barbara museum of Natural history monographs 6, 1-1258 |
| North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) - via Catalogue of Life |
| 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 - via Catalogue of Life |
| 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. - via Catalogue of Life |
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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) - via Official Lists and Indexes of Names in Zoology |
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| 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. - via Catalogue of Life |
| Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al., 1998: Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed.. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26. 526. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) |
| 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]. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| 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. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| 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. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Turgeon, D. D., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, W. K. Emerson, W. G. Lyons, W. Pratt, et al., 1988: Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 16. vii + 277. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) |
| 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. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| 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. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| 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]. - via World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) |
| 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. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. - via World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) |
| 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. - via World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) |
| Kindvall, Oskar (2006) Lumping some taxa, working from the University of Verginia. - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas |
| 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. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213. - via World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) |
| 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. - via World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) |
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