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Musculus niger (J. E. Gray, 1824)
140474 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140474)
accepted
Species
Modiola cultellus Deshayes, 1839 · unaccepted
Modiola nexa A. Gould, 1841 · unaccepted
Modiola nigra J. E. Gray, 1824 · unaccepted (original combination)
Modiolaria nigra (J. E. Gray, 1824) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Modiolaria nigra bullata Derjugin, 1928 · unaccepted
Modiolaria nigra nigra (J. E. Gray, 1824) · unaccepted > superseded rank
Modiolaria striatula Beck in Robert, 1838 · unaccepted
Modiolus stalderi B. Martin, 1914 · unaccepted
Musculus (Musculus) niger (J. E. Gray, 1824) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Musculus (Musculus) nigra (J. E. Gray, 1824) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Musculus cultellus (Deshayes, 1839) · unaccepted
Musculus niger protractus Dall, 1916 · unaccepted
Musculus niger var. obesus Dall, 1916 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Musculus nigra (J. E. Gray, 1824) · unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet
Musculus svecicus (O. Fabricius, 1788) · unaccepted > nomen oblitum (declared nomen oblitum by Cosel...)
declared nomen oblitum by Cosel et al. (2014)
Mytilus discors svecicus O. Fabricius, 1788 · unaccepted > nomen oblitum (declared nomen oblitum by Cosel...)
declared nomen oblitum by Cosel et al. (2014)
- Subspecies Musculus niger protractus Dall, 1916 accepted as Musculus niger (J. E. Gray, 1824)
- Variety Musculus niger var. obesus Dall, 1916 accepted as Musculus niger (J. E. Gray, 1824) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Modiola nigra J. E. Gray, 1824) Gray, J. E. (1824). Shells. in: Parry W.E. (ed.) Supplement to Appendix, <i>Parry's Voyage for the Discovery of a north-west passage in the years 1819-1820, contaning an account of the subjects of Natural History</i>. London: John Murray Appendix 10, Zool.: 240-246. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33021735
page(s): ccxliv [details]
page(s): ccxliv [details]
Nomenclature The earlier name Musculus svecicus (Fabricius, 1788) has been put forward by Huber (2010) as the valid name to be used for...
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region), northern Gaspe waters, southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to...
Nomenclature The earlier name Musculus svecicus (Fabricius, 1788) has been put forward by Huber (2010) as the valid name to be used for this species. However the name Musculus niger (J.E. Gray, 1824) is in usage and the provisions of ICZN art. 23.9 may apply. Awaiting either confirmation that the requirements of this article are met, and formal declaration of respectively “nomen oblitum” and “nomen protectum”, or bringing the case to the ICZN, the name in prevailing usage is here maintained as “accepted”. [details]
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region), northern Gaspe waters, southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to...
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region), northern Gaspe waters, southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: eastern Bradelle Valley), downstream part of middle St. Lawrence estuary, lower St. Lawrence estuary, Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway), middle North Shore (from Sept- Iles to Cape Whittle, including the Mingan Islands); lower North Shore [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Musculus niger (J. E. Gray, 1824). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140474 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Modiola nexa A. Gould, 1841) Gould, A.A. (1841). Report on the Invertebrata of Massachusetts, Comprising the Mollusca, Crustacea, Annelida, and Radiata. <em>Published Agreeably to an Order of the Legislature, by the Commissioners on the Zoological and Botanical Survey of the State. Folsom, Wells, and Thurston, Cambridge,.</em> xiii + 373 pp., 15 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/76081
page(s): 128, fig. 86. [details]
original description (of Modiola nigra J. E. Gray, 1824) Gray, J. E. (1824). Shells. in: Parry W.E. (ed.) Supplement to Appendix, <i>Parry's Voyage for the Discovery of a north-west passage in the years 1819-1820, contaning an account of the subjects of Natural History</i>. London: John Murray Appendix 10, Zool.: 240-246. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33021735
page(s): ccxliv [details]
original description (of Modiolaria striatula Beck in Robert, 1838) Robert E. 1838. Zoologie et Medecine. <i>in:</i> Gaimard P. (ed.), Voyage en Islande et au Groënland pendant les années 1835 et 1836 sur la corvette La Recherche. vol. 7. Paris, Arthus Bertrand.
page(s): pl. 17 Mollusques, fig. 1 a-f [details]
original description (of Musculus niger var. obesus Dall, 1916) Dall, W. H. (1916). Diagnoses of new species of marine bivalve mollusks from the northwest coast of America in the collection of the United States National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 52 (2183): 393-417., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7765696
page(s): 405 [details]
original description (of Mytilus discors svecicus O. Fabricius, 1788) Fabricius, O. (1788). Ueens-Muslinger (<i>Mytilus discors</i>). <em>Nye Samling af det Kongelige Danske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter.</em> 3: 453-461., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=4thOAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA453 [details]
basis of record 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., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Scarlato, O. A. (1981). Двустворчатые моллюски умеренных вод северо-западной части Тихого океана. Bivalve molluscs of the temperate latitudes of the western part of the Pacific Ocean. <em>Определители по фауне СССР. Guides to the fauna of the USSR.</em> 126: Nauka, Leningrad, 479 pp.
page(s): 231-232, textfig. 131-133 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 128, fig. 86. [details]
original description (of Modiola nigra J. E. Gray, 1824) Gray, J. E. (1824). Shells. in: Parry W.E. (ed.) Supplement to Appendix, <i>Parry's Voyage for the Discovery of a north-west passage in the years 1819-1820, contaning an account of the subjects of Natural History</i>. London: John Murray Appendix 10, Zool.: 240-246. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33021735
page(s): ccxliv [details]
original description (of Modiolaria striatula Beck in Robert, 1838) Robert E. 1838. Zoologie et Medecine. <i>in:</i> Gaimard P. (ed.), Voyage en Islande et au Groënland pendant les années 1835 et 1836 sur la corvette La Recherche. vol. 7. Paris, Arthus Bertrand.
page(s): pl. 17 Mollusques, fig. 1 a-f [details]
original description (of Musculus niger var. obesus Dall, 1916) Dall, W. H. (1916). Diagnoses of new species of marine bivalve mollusks from the northwest coast of America in the collection of the United States National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 52 (2183): 393-417., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7765696
page(s): 405 [details]
original description (of Mytilus discors svecicus O. Fabricius, 1788) Fabricius, O. (1788). Ueens-Muslinger (<i>Mytilus discors</i>). <em>Nye Samling af det Kongelige Danske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter.</em> 3: 453-461., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=4thOAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA453 [details]
basis of record 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., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Scarlato, O. A. (1981). Двустворчатые моллюски умеренных вод северо-западной части Тихого океана. Bivalve molluscs of the temperate latitudes of the western part of the Pacific Ocean. <em>Определители по фауне СССР. Guides to the fauna of the USSR.</em> 126: Nauka, Leningrad, 479 pp.
page(s): 231-232, textfig. 131-133 [details] Available for editors
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Nomenclature The earlier name Musculus svecicus (Fabricius, 1788) has been put forward by Huber (2010) as the valid name to be used for this species. However the name Musculus niger (J.E. Gray, 1824) is in usage and the provisions of ICZN art. 23.9 may apply. Awaiting either confirmation that the requirements of this article are met, and formal declaration of respectively “nomen oblitum” and “nomen protectum”, or bringing the case to the ICZN, the name in prevailing usage is here maintained as “accepted”. [details]Unreviewed
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region), northern Gaspe waters, southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: eastern Bradelle Valley), downstream part of middle St. Lawrence estuary, lower St. Lawrence estuary, Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway), middle North Shore (from Sept- Iles to Cape Whittle, including the Mingan Islands); lower North Shore [details]Habitat bathyal, infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
Reproduction separate sexes, usually not dimorphic in shell structure; fertilization occurs within the mantle cavity anf young hatch as pelagic larvae (generalized for group) [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | sort musculus | [details] |
| Dutch | zwarte streepschelp | [details] |
| English | black mussel | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | svartskjell | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | svartskjel | [details] |
To Conchology (Musculus niger)
To Malacopics (Musculus niger (J. E. Gray, 1824) Denmark, Hovedstaden, Gilleleje, on decks of local fishing boats, collected 2004-10-08, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker .)
To Malacopics (Musculus niger (J. E. Gray, 1824) Iceland, Reykjavik, Geldinganes, at 10 m depth, collected 1973-08-00, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Musculus niger obesus Syntype USNM 223317) (from synonym Musculus niger var. obesus Dall, 1916)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Musculus niger protractus Holotype USNM 222017) (from synonym Musculus niger protractus Dall, 1916)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 032975)
To ITIS
To Malacopics (Musculus niger (J. E. Gray, 1824) Denmark, Hovedstaden, Gilleleje, on decks of local fishing boats, collected 2004-10-08, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker .)
To Malacopics (Musculus niger (J. E. Gray, 1824) Iceland, Reykjavik, Geldinganes, at 10 m depth, collected 1973-08-00, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Musculus niger obesus Syntype USNM 223317) (from synonym Musculus niger var. obesus Dall, 1916)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Musculus niger protractus Holotype USNM 222017) (from synonym Musculus niger protractus Dall, 1916)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 032975)
To ITIS
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