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Mytilus chilensis Hupé, 1854
397041 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:397041)
accepted
Species
Mytilus chiloensis Reeve, 1858 · unaccepted
Mytilus edulis chilensis Hupé, 1854 · unaccepted
marine
Hupé L.H. (1854). Fauna Chilena. Moluscos, pp. 1-407, <i>In:</i> Gay, C. (1854). Historia física y política de Chile según documentos adquiridos en esta Republica durante doce años de residencia en ella y publicada bajo los auspicios del Supremo Gobierno. Zoología, Tomo 8. Paris, published by the author, and Santiago de Chile, Museo de Historia Natural de Santiago. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16153144
page(s): 309, pl. 5 fig. 4 [details]
page(s): 309, pl. 5 fig. 4 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mytilus chilensis Hupé, 1854. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=397041 on 2025-09-12
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original description
Hupé L.H. (1854). Fauna Chilena. Moluscos, pp. 1-407, <i>In:</i> Gay, C. (1854). Historia física y política de Chile según documentos adquiridos en esta Republica durante doce años de residencia en ella y publicada bajo los auspicios del Supremo Gobierno. Zoología, Tomo 8. Paris, published by the author, and Santiago de Chile, Museo de Historia Natural de Santiago. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16153144
page(s): 309, pl. 5 fig. 4 [details]
original description (of Mytilus chiloensis Reeve, 1858) Reeve, L. A. (1857-1858). Monograph of the genus <i>Mytilus</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 10, pl. 1-11 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 2, 3, Jun. 1857; 4-7, Aug. 1857; 1, 8-11, Jan. 1858 [pl. 9 as "1857"]]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9127450 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Valentich-Scott, P.; Coan, E. V.; Zelaya, D. (2020). <i>Bivalve seashells of western South America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Punta Aguja, Peru to Isla Chiloé, Chile</i>. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. vii + 593 pp. [details]
basis of record Valentich-Scott, P.; Coan, E. V.; Zelaya, D. (2020). <i>Bivalve seashells of western South America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Punta Aguja, Peru to Isla Chiloé, Chile</i>. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. vii + 593 pp.
page(s): 99, pl. 33 [details]
additional source Borsa P., Rolland V. & Claire Daguin-Thiébaut C. (2012) Genetics and taxonomy of Chilean smooth-shelled mussels, <i>Mytilus</i> spp. (Bivalvia: Mytilidae). <i>Comptes Rendus Biologies</i> 335: 51–61., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crvi.2011.10.002
note: synonymized with M. platensis [details]
additional source Huber M. (2015). <i>Compendium of Bivalves 2. A Full-Color Guide to the Remaining Seven Families. A Systematic Listing of 8,500 Bivalve Species and 10,500 Synonyms.</i> ConchBooks, Harxheim, Germany,. 901 pp. + 1 CD-ROM (containing chapters 5 and 6.461) [Tellinidae by Huber, Langleit & Kreipl, pp. 167-297].
note: Huber (2015) considered the molecular results of Borsa et al. (2012) insufficient to warrant synonymy of M. chilensis and M. platensis, preferring to treat them both as valid species. [details]
status source Larraín M.A., Zbawicka M., Araneda C., Gardner J.P.A. & Wenne R. (2017). Native and invasive taxa on the Pacific coast of South America: Impacts on aquaculture, traceability and biodiversity of blue mussels (<i>Mytilus</i> spp.). <em>Evolutionary Applications.</em> (2017): 1-14., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12553 [details]
page(s): 309, pl. 5 fig. 4 [details]
original description (of Mytilus chiloensis Reeve, 1858) Reeve, L. A. (1857-1858). Monograph of the genus <i>Mytilus</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 10, pl. 1-11 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 2, 3, Jun. 1857; 4-7, Aug. 1857; 1, 8-11, Jan. 1858 [pl. 9 as "1857"]]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9127450 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Valentich-Scott, P.; Coan, E. V.; Zelaya, D. (2020). <i>Bivalve seashells of western South America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Punta Aguja, Peru to Isla Chiloé, Chile</i>. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. vii + 593 pp. [details]
basis of record Valentich-Scott, P.; Coan, E. V.; Zelaya, D. (2020). <i>Bivalve seashells of western South America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Punta Aguja, Peru to Isla Chiloé, Chile</i>. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. vii + 593 pp.
page(s): 99, pl. 33 [details]
additional source Borsa P., Rolland V. & Claire Daguin-Thiébaut C. (2012) Genetics and taxonomy of Chilean smooth-shelled mussels, <i>Mytilus</i> spp. (Bivalvia: Mytilidae). <i>Comptes Rendus Biologies</i> 335: 51–61., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crvi.2011.10.002
note: synonymized with M. platensis [details]
additional source Huber M. (2015). <i>Compendium of Bivalves 2. A Full-Color Guide to the Remaining Seven Families. A Systematic Listing of 8,500 Bivalve Species and 10,500 Synonyms.</i> ConchBooks, Harxheim, Germany,. 901 pp. + 1 CD-ROM (containing chapters 5 and 6.461) [Tellinidae by Huber, Langleit & Kreipl, pp. 167-297].
note: Huber (2015) considered the molecular results of Borsa et al. (2012) insufficient to warrant synonymy of M. chilensis and M. platensis, preferring to treat them both as valid species. [details]
status source Larraín M.A., Zbawicka M., Araneda C., Gardner J.P.A. & Wenne R. (2017). Native and invasive taxa on the Pacific coast of South America: Impacts on aquaculture, traceability and biodiversity of blue mussels (<i>Mytilus</i> spp.). <em>Evolutionary Applications.</em> (2017): 1-14., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12553 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Chilean blue mussel | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (378 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (50 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mytilus chilensis)
To GenBank (867 nucleotides; 578 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Mytilus edulus chilensis (1) 869278) (from synonym Mytilus edulis chilensis Hupé, 1854)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Mytilus edulus chilensis 869278) (from synonym Mytilus edulis chilensis Hupé, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (50 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mytilus chilensis)
To GenBank (867 nucleotides; 578 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Mytilus edulus chilensis (1) 869278) (from synonym Mytilus edulis chilensis Hupé, 1854)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Mytilus edulus chilensis 869278) (from synonym Mytilus edulis chilensis Hupé, 1854)
