MolluscaBase - Mytilus (Mytilus) Linnaeus, 1758

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Mytilus (Mytilus) Linnaeus, 1758

AphiaID

1745554 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1745554)

Classification

Status

alternative representation

Accepted name

Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758

Rank

Subgenus

Parent

Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758

Direct children (4)

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Species Mytilus (Mytilus) fuscus M. Hörnes, 1867 † accepted as Mytilus fuscus M. Hörnes, 1867 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Mytilus (Mytilus) caroniensis Maury, 1925 † represented as Mytilus caroniensis Maury, 1925 †
Species Mytilus (Mytilus) edulis Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
Species Mytilus (Mytilus) incertus Sacco, 1898 † (uncertain > unassessed)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

(of Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mytilus (Mytilus) Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1745554 on 2025-09-12

Taxonomic edit history

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2024-03-30 01:53:26Z

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Auffenberg, Kurt

Licensing

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original description (of Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 645, 704 [details] Available for editors

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