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Bivalvia: : Mytiloidea: Mytilinae

Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758


Range: 68°N to 55.5°S; 76°W to 0°W
Depth: 0 to 50 m (live 0 to 0 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 80  mm

Synonymy

Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
Mytilus ungulatus Linnaeus, 1758
Mytilus pellucidus Pennant, 1777
Mytilus vulgaris da Costa, 1778
Mytilus fulgidus Molina, 1782
Mytilus variabilis G. Fischer, 1807
Mytilus abbreviatus Lamarck, 1819
Mytilus retusus Lamarck, 1819
Mytilus subsaxatilis Williamson, 1834
Mytilus eduliformis d'Orbigny, 1842
Mytilus patagonicus auct. non d'Orbigny, 1842
Mytilus platensis d'Orbigny, 1842
Mytilus notatus De Kay, 1843
Mytilus minganensis Mighels, 1844
Mytilus chilensis Hupe, 1854
Mytilus obesus Reeve, 1858
Mytilus fischerianus Tapparone-Canefri, 1874
Mytilus similis Clessin, 1882
Mytilus petasunculinus Locard, 1886
Mytilus acrocyrta Locard, 1889
Mytilus hupeanus Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889
Mytilus infumatus Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889
Mytilus spathulinus Locard, 1889
Mytilus trigonus Locard, 1889
Mytilus desolationis Lamy, 1936
Mytilus kerguelensis Fletcher, 1938

Details


Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758, p. 705, [Figures of many previous authors cited]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: O. Europaeo, Indico & M. Balthico
Range: 68°N to 30°N; 76°W to 0°W
Depth: 0 m (live 0 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 80 mm
Distribution: Greenland: East Greenland; Canada: Labrador; USA: Maine, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Virginia; Florida: East Florida

Mytilus abbreviatus Lamarck, 1819, 
[Synonym]
References: Mikkelsen (2005) s

Mytilus acrocyrta Locard, 1889, 
[Synonym]
References: CLEMAM s

Mytilus chilensis Hupe, 1854, 
[Synonym]
Range: 52°S to 54°S; 70°W
Depth: 50 to 30 m
Distribution: Straits of Magellan, Chile
References: Seed (1992) s; Ríos, Mutschke & Morrison (2003) DdEW

Mytilus desolationis Lamy, 1936, 
[Synonym]
References: Bernard (1983) s (of M. chilensis); Seed (1992) s

Mytilus eduliformis d'Orbigny, 1842c, p. 162, [d'Orbigny 1842d, pl. 85, figs. 3-4]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Montevideo [Uruguay]
Maximum Reported Size: 50 mm
References: d'Orbigny (1842c) M
Comments: Non Schlotheim, 1820. Described as a fossil.

Mytilus fischerianus Tapparone-Canefri, 1874, 
[Synonym]
Attributed to: Dunker MS
References: Bernard (1983) s (of M. chilensis)

Mytilus fulgidus Molina, 1782, 
[Synonymy uncertain]
References: Bernard (1983) s (of M. chilensis)

Mytilus hupeanus Mabille & Rochebrune in Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889, p. 118, Not figured
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Baie Orange
Range: 55.5°S to 55.5°S; 68°W
Maximum Reported Size: 55 mm
Distribution: Tierra del Fuego
References: Rochebrune & Mabille (1889) NSEWM; Bernard (1983) s (of M. chilensis)

Mytilus infumatus Mabille & Rochebrune in Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889, p. 118-119, Not figured
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Baie Orange
Range: 55.5°S to 55.5°S; 68°W
Maximum Reported Size: 51 mm
Distribution: Tierra del Fuego
References: Rochebrune & Mabille (1889) NSEWM; Pelseneer (1903); Bernard (1983) s (of M. chilensis)

Mytilus kerguelensis Fletcher, 1938, 
[Synonym]
References: Bernard (1983) s (of M. chilensis); Seed (1992) s

Mytilus minganensis Mighels, 1844, p. 188
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Gulf of St. Lawrence, at Mingan [Quebec]
Range: 50°N ; 64°W
Maximum Reported Size: 57 mm
Distribution: Canada: Gulf of St. Lawrence, Quebec
References: Mighels (1844) NSEWM; CLEMAM s

Mytilus notatus De Kay, 1843, p. 182, pl. 13, fig. 223
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Not stated [New York?]
Maximum Reported Size: 43 mm
References: De Kay (1843) M; Mikkelsen (2005, 26 Oct.) s

Mytilus obesus Reeve, 1858, 
[Synonym]
Attributed to: Dunker MS
References: Bernard (1983) s (of M. chilensis)

Mytilus patagonicus auct. non d'Orbigny, 1842, 
[Not available]
References: Rios (1985) s
Comments: Misidentification by Jukes-Brown (1905) & Carcelles (1950).

Mytilus pellucidus Pennant, 1777, 
[Synonym]
Range: 44.3°N to 39°N; 74°W to 68.3°W
Distribution: USA: Maine, New Jersey
References: Ford (1892) SW; Procter (1933) NE

Mytilus petasunculinus Locard, 1886, 
[Synonym]
References: CLEMAM s

Mytilus platensis d'Orbigny, 1842d, p. 645 [1846], pl. 85, figs. 3-4 [1842]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Not stated [environs de Maldonado, Uruguay; fossile dans la ville même de Montevideo, et au pied du Cerro, de l'autre côté de la rade (d'Orbigny 1846)]
Range: 35°S to 42°S; 64.28°W to 49°W
Depth: 0 to 50 m
Maximum Reported Size: 60 mm
Distribution: Uruguay, Argentina: Chubut
References: Pastorino (1995) W; Seed (1992) s

Mytilus retusus Lamarck, 1819, 
[Synonym]
References: Mikkelsen (2005) s

Mytilus similis Clessin, 1882, 
[Synonym]
Attributed to: Dunker MS
References: Bernard (1983) s (of M. chilensis)
Comments: Non Giebel, 1848 nec d'Orbigny, 1849.

Mytilus spathulinus Locard, 1889, 
[Synonym]
References: CLEMAM s

Mytilus subsaxatilis Williamson, 1834, 
[Synonym]
References: Mikkelsen (2005) s

Mytilus trigonus Locard, 1889, 
[Synonym]
References: CLEMAM s

Mytilus ungulatus Linnaeus, 1758, p. 705, [Gualt. test. t. 91, f. E; Kratzenst. Regenf. t. 4, fig. 47]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Europa australis
References: Dodge (1952); Rehder (1967) s

Mytilus variabilis G. Fischer, 1807, 
[Synonymy uncertain]
Maximum Reported Size: 53.2 mm
References: Ivanov & Cantor (1991) s?M

Mytilus vulgaris da Costa, 1778, 
[Synonym]
References: Mikkelsen (2005) s


Partial List of References

d'Orbigny, A. 1842. Paléontologie Voyage dans l'Amérique Méridionale 3 1-188, pls. 1-22. P. Bertrand: Paris.
d'Orbigny, A. 1842. Mollusques Voyage dans l'Amérique Méridionale 5 pls. 83-85. P. Bertrand: Paris. [True date: -- --- 1842.]
De Kay, J. E. 1843. Mollusca Zoology of New York 5 [iii] + iv + [iv] + 271 pp., 40 pls.
Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae Systema Naturae, 10th ed., vol. 1 824 pp. Laurentii Salvii: Holmiae [Stockholm, Sweden].
Mighels, J. W. 1844. [Some specimens of shells, with descriptions] Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 1 187-189.
Rochebrune, A.-T. and J. Mabille. 1889. Mollusques Mission Scientifique du Cap Horn. 1882-1883 6 H.1-H.129, pls. 1-8

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