Taxonomy Profile: Mytilus edulis (Linnaeus 1758)

Mytilus edulis: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
edible blue mussel []
blue mussel []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Mytilus edulis: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Lophozoa
Phylum : Mollusca
molluscs |
mollusks |
molusco |
mollusques |
Class : Bivalvia
bivalves |
clams |
bivalve |
mexilhão |
ostra |
bivalves |
palourdes |
Subclass : Pteriomorphia
Order : Mytiloida
Family : Mytilidae
Genus : Mytilus
Species : Mytilus edulis
edible blue mussel |
blue mussel |
Mytilus edulis Direct Children(s):
Mytilus edulis: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Mytilus edulis
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1998-01-01 / 1998-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed.
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26
Page(s):
526
Publisher:
American Fisheries Society
Publication Place:
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-888569-01-8/0097-0638
Notes:
Reference for:
Mytilus edulis
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Turgeon, D. D., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, W. K. Emerson, W. G. Lyons, W. Pratt, et al.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1988-01-01 / 1988-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication 16
Page(s):
vii + 277
Publisher:
American Fisheries Society
Publication Place:
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-913235-47-4/0097-0638
Notes:
Reference for:
Mytilus edulis
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Larraín, Maria A., Malgorzata Zbawicka, Cristian Araneda, Jonathan P. A. Gardner, and Roman Wenne
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2018-03-01 / 2018-03-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Native and invasive taxa on the Pacific coast of South America: Impacts on aquaculture, traceability and biodiversity of blue mussels (Mytilus spp.)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Evolutionary Applications, vol. 11, no. 3
Page(s):
298-311
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/1752-4571
Notes:
doi: 10.1111/eva.12553
Reference for:
Mytilus edulis
Mytilus edulis: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Western Atlantic Ocean
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Continental US / Native
Mytilus edulis: Comments