List of Nominal Species of Mytilidae
(sea mussels)
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Nominal Species (n = 184) Present allocation (n = 160) Ref.
Crenella abbotti Altena, 1968 Crenella abbotti 83435
Dacrydium abyssorum Allen, 1998 Dacrydium abyssorum 83435
Bathymodiolus aduloides Hashimoto & Oktuani, 1994 Bathymodiolus aduloides 8774
Dacrydium albidum Pelseneer, 1903 Dacrydium albidum 3477
Dacrydium alleni Beeston, Cragg & Linse, 2018 Dacrydium alleni 3477
Amygdalum americanum Soot-Ryen, 1955 Amygdalum americanum 3477
Bathymodiolus antarcticus Johnson & Vrijenhoek, 2013 Bathymodiolus antarcticus 3477
Mytilus antarcticus Barnes, 1823 Mytilus antarcticus 83435
Lithodomus antillarum d'Orbigny, 1853 Lithophaga antillarum 83435
Mytilus aoteanus Powell, 1958 Mytilus planulatus 3477
Volsella arata Dunker, 1857 Modiolus aratus 80041
Adipicola arcuatilis Dell, 1995 Adipicola arcuatilis 8121
Modiola arcuatula Hanley, 1843 Arcuatula arcuatula 348
Crenella arenaria Monterosato, 1875 Crenella arenaria 1398
Idas argenteus Jeffreys, 1876 Idasola argentea 75097
Mytilus aristata Dillwyn, 1817 Lithophaga aristata 83435
Aulacomya ater maoriana Iredale, 1915 Aulacomya ater maoriana 8121
Mytilus atratus Lischke, 1871 Vignadula atrata 3477
Modiolus auriculata Krauss, 1848 Modiolus auriculatus 348
Modiolus aurum Osorio, 1979 Modiolus aurum 3477
Septifer australis Laseron, 1956 Septifer cumingii 3477
Bathymodiolus azoricus Cosel & Comtet, 1999 Bathymodiolus azoricus 83435
Bathymodiolus billschneideri McCowin, Feehery & Rouse, 2020 Bathymodiolus billschneideri 3477
Mytilus bilocularis Linnaeus, 1758 Septifer bilocularis 80041
Lithodomus bisulcata d'Orbigny, 1853 Lithophaga bisulcata 83435
Brachidontes blakeanus Melvill & Standen, 1914 Brachidontes blakeanus 83435
Brachydontes blakeanus Melvill & Standen, 1914 Brachidontes blakeanus 83435
Bathymodiolus boomerang Cosel & Olu, 1998 Bathymodiolus boomerang 83435
Bathymodiolus brevior Cosel, Metivier & Hashimoto, 1994 Bathymodiolus brevior 8774
Bathymodiolus brooksi Gustafson, Turner, Lutz & Vrijenhoek, 1998 Bathymodiolus brooksi 83435
Congeria bryanae Pilsbry, 1920 Septifer bryanae 3204
Congeria byranae Pilsbry, 1921 Septifer cumingii 3477
Modiolaria calceata Melvill & Standen, 1907 Musculus calceatus 3477
Mytilus californianus Conrad, 1837 Mytilus californianus 19
Mytilus canaliculus Dall, 1876 Mytilus desolationis 3477
Rhomboidella capensis Thiele, 1931 Rhomboidella capensis 8218
Modiola carolinensis Conrad, 1837 Modiola carolinensis 83435
Modiolus carpenteri Soot-Ryen, 1963 Modiolus carpenteri 19
Modiolus carvalhoi Klappenbach, 1966 Modiolus carvalhoi 83435
Mytilus charruana d'Orbigny, 1847 Mytella charruana 83435
Bathymodiolus childressi Gustafson, Turner, Lutz & Vrijenhoek, 1998 Bathymodiolus childressi 83435
Musculus chinensis Bernard, Cai & Morton, 1993 Musculus chinensis 75831
Mytilus coruscus Gould, 1861 Mytilus unguiculatus 3477
Mytilus crassitesta Lischke, 1868 Mytilus unguiculatus 3477
Lithodomus cumingianus Reeve, 1858 Leiosolenus peruvianus 3477
Musculus cumingianus Reeve, 1857 Musculus cumingianus 8121
Septifer cumingii Récluz, 1849 Septifer cumingii 93550
Mytilus darwinianus d'Orbigny, 1846 Brachidontes darwinianus 83435
Mytilus demissus Dillwyn, 1817 Geukensia demissa 3477
Amygdalum dendriticum Muhlfeld, 1811 Amygdalum dendriticum 19
Mytilus desolationis Lamy, 1936 Mytilus desolationis 3477
Modiolaria discors Linnaeus, 1767 Musculus discors 75097
Mytilus divaricata Gould, 1851 Mytilus divaricata 75831
Brachidontes dunkeri Huber, 2015 Brachidontes dunkeri 3477
Bathymodiolus earlougheri McCowin, Feehery & Rouse, 2020 Bathymodiolus earlougheri 3477
Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 Mytilus edulis 19
Mytilus edulis platensis d'Orbigny, 1842 Mytilus platensis 3477
Modiolus eiseni Strong & Hertlein, 1937 Modiolus eiseni 19
Modiola elegans Gray, 1828 Arcuatula elegans 3477
Dacrydium elegantulum Salas & Gofas, 1997 Dacrydium elegantulum 83435
Dacrydium elegantulum hendersoni Salas & Gofas, 1997 Dacrydium elegantulum 1667
Mytilisepta eliae Cossignani, 2022 Mytilisepta eliae 3477
Bathymodiolus elongatus Cosel, Metivier & Hashimoto, 1994 Bathymodiolus elongatus 8774
Lithophaga erimitica Kuroda & Habe, 1971 Lithophaga erimitica 75831
Mytilus exustus Linnaeus, 1758 Brachidontes exustus 83435
Modiolus ficoides Macsotay & Campos, 2001 Modiolus ficoides 83435
Tamu fisheri Gustafson, Turner, Lutz & Vrijenhoek, 1998 Tamu fisheri 83435
Septifer forskali Dunker, 1855 Septifer forskali 3477
Crenella fragilis Verrill, 1885 Crenella fragilis 19
Septifer furcillata Gould, 1861 Septifer cumingii 93550
Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819 Mytilus galloprovincialis 19
Crenella gemma Olsson & McGinty, 1958 Crenella gemma 83435
Idas ghisottii Warén & Carrozza, 1990 Idas ghisottii 3477
Gigantidas gladius Marshall, 2003 Gigantidas gladius 8121
Modiola glandula Totten, 1834 Crenella glandula 83435
Mytilus hamatus Say, 1822 Ischadium recurvum 75097
Lithophaga hawaia Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938 Leiosolenus obesus 3477
Botula hawaiensis Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938 Botula hawaiensis 3477
Stenolena hawaiensis Dall, Bartsch, & Rehder, 1938 Stenolena hawaiensis 19
Bathymodiolus heckerae Turner, Gustafson, Lutz & Vrijenhoek, 1998 Bathymodiolus heckerae 83435
Dacrydium hedleyi Allen, 1998 Dacrydium hedleyi 83435
Gigantidas horikoshii Hashimoto & Yamane, 2005 Gigantidas horikoshii 8774
Mytilus impactus Hermann, 1782 Musculus impactus 3477
Vulcanidas insolatus von Cosel & Marshall, 2010 Vulcanidas insolatus 89062
Musculista japonica Dunker, 1857 Musculista japonica 75927
Bathymodiolus japonicus Hashimoto & Oktuani, 1994 Bathymodiolus japonicus 8774
Septifer keenae Nomura, 1936 Septifer keenae 75831
Dacrydium knudseni Allen, 1998 Dacrydium knudseni 83435
Vignadula kuraburiensis Tan, Tan, Sanpanich, Duangdee, Ambarwati, 2022 Vignadula kuraburiensis 3477
Modiolus kurilensis Bernard, 1983 Modiolus modiolus 75097
Musculus lacustre Müller Musculus lacustre 19
Lithodomus laevigatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 Lithophaga laevigata 93550
Musculus laevigatus Gray, 1824 Musculus discors 75097
Idas lamellosus Verrill, 1882 Idas lamellosus 83435
Mytilus lavalleanus Orbigny, 1842 Brachidontes domingensis 75097
Crenella leana Dall, 1897 Crenella leana 19
Dacrydium leucoguttatum van der Linden & Moolenbeek, 2004 Dacrydium leucoguttatum 83435
Benthomodiolus lignocola Dell, 1987 Benthomodiolus lignocola 8121
Lithophaga lithura Pilsbry, 1905 Lithophaga lithura 75831
Idas macdonaldi Gustafson, Turner, Lutz & Vrijenhoek, 1998 Idas macdonaldi 83435
Crenella magellanica Linse, 2002 Crenella magellanica 83435
Mytilus magellanicus Chemnitz, 1783 Aulacomya atra 3477
Rhomboidella malaccana Ockelmann, 1983 Rhomboidella malaccana 8218
Bathymodiolus manusensis Hashimoto & Furuta, 2007 Bathymodiolus manusensis 3477
Mytella maracaibensis Beauperthuy, 1967 Mytella maracaibensis 83435
Crenella marionensis Smith, 1885 Crenella marionensis 3477
Bathymodiolus marisindicus Hashimoto, 2001 Bathymodiolus marisindicus 8774
Modiolus matris Pilsbry, 1921 Modiolus matris 93550
Mytilus meridionalis Krauss, 1848 Choromytilus meridionalis 3477
Dacrydium modioliforme Thiele, 1912 Dacrydium modioliforme 3477
Mytilus modiolus Linnaeus, 1758 Modiolus modiolus 83435
Bathymodiolus nancyschneiderae McCowin, Feehery & Rouse, 2020 Bathymodiolus nancyschneiderae 3477
Modiolus neglectus Soot-Ryen, 1955 Modiolus neglectus 19
Lithophaga negra d'Orbigny, 1842 Lithophaga nigra 86352
Musculus nexus Reeve, 1857 Musculus nexus 75831
Mytilus nicobaricus Chemnitz, 1785 Septifer bilocularis 348
Modiola niger Gray, 1824 Musculus niger 83435
Modiolaria niger Gray, 1824 Musculus niger 75097
Lithodomus nigra d'Orbigny, 1853 Lithophaga nigra 83435
Modiolus nitens Carpenter, 1857 Modiolus nitens 437
Dacrydium ockelmanni Mattson & Waren, 1977 Dacrydium ockelmanni 19
Musculus olivaceus Dall, 1916 Musculus olivaceus 19
Modiolus ostentus Iredale, 1939 Jolya rhomboidea 3477
Dacrydium pacificum Dall, 1916 Dacrydium pacificum 19
Mytilus palliopunctatus Carpenter, 1857 Choromytilus palliopunctatus 3477
Dacrydium panamense Knudsen, 1970 Dacrydium panamense 3477
Lithodomus patagonica d'Orbigny, 1846 Lithophaga patagonica 83435
Mytilus patagonicus d'Orbigny, 1846 Modiolus patagonicus 83435
Dacrydium pelseneeri Hedley, 1906 Dacrydium pelseneeri 8121
Mya perna Linnaeus, 1758 Perna perna 83435
Lithodomus peruvianus d'Orbigny, 1846 Leiosolenus peruvianus 3477
Modiolus phaseolinus Philippi, 1844 Modiolula phaseolina 3477
Mytilus planulatus Lamarck, 1819 Mytilus planulatus 356
Mytilus platensis d'Orbigny, 1842 Mytilus platensis 3477
Bathymodiolus platifrons Hashimoto & Oktuani, 1994 Bathymodiolus platifrons 8774
Amygdalum plumeum Kuroda & Habe, 1971 Amygdalum plumeum 77640
Crenella praecellens Melvill & Standen, 1907 Rhomboidella vaillanti 3477
Septifer pulcher Wang, 1983 Septifer pulcher 75831
Modiola purpurata Lamarck, 1819 Perumytilus purpuratus 3477
Bathymodiolus puteoserpentis Cosel, Metivier & Hashimoto, 1994 Bathymodiolus puteoserpentis 8774
Musculus pygmaeus Glynn, 1964 Musculus pygmaeus 19
Modiola rhomboidea Reeve, 1857 Jolya rhomboidea 3477
Modiolus rhomboideus Reeve, 1857 Jolya rhomboidea 437
Lithophaga robusta Lamy, 1919 Lithophaga robusta 2922
Rhomboidella rodriguensis Oliver & Holmes, 2004 Rhomboidella rodriguensis 2922
Mytilus rodriguezii d'Orbigny, 1846 Brachidontes rodriguezii 83435
Lithophaga rogersi Berry, 1957 Lithophaga rogersi 19
Lucina roquesana Gibson-Smith & Gibson-Smith, 1982 Lucina roquesana 83435
Crenella rotundata Dall, 1916 Crenella rotundata 19
Dacrydium sandersi Allen, 1998 Dacrydium sandersi 83435
Musculus securis Prime Musculus securis 19
Bathymodiolus septemdierum Hashimoto & Oktuani, 1994 Bathymodiolus septemdierum 8774
Gregariella simplicifilis Barnard, 1964 Gregariella petagnae 3477
Myrina simposoni Marshall, 1900 Idas simpsoni 3477
Brachidontes sinensis Wang, 1983 Brachidontes sinensis 75831
Hormomya sinensis Wang, 1983 Brachidontes sinensis 75831
Modiola sirahensis Jousseaume, 1891 Jolya rhomboidea 3477
Mytilus smaragdinus Chemnitz, 1785 Perna viridis 348
Mytilaster solidus Monterosato, 1872 Mytilaster solidus 1398
Mytilus solisianus d'Orbigny, 1846 Brachidontes solisianus 83435
Amygdalum soyoae Habe, 1958 Amygdalum soyoae 75831
Modiola speciosa Reeve, 1857 Mytella speciosa 3477
Modiolus squamosus Beauperthuy, 1967 Modiolus squamosus 8163
Brachidontes stearnsi Pilsbry & Raymond, 1898 Brachidontes adamsianus 75097
Lithophaga straminea Dunker, 1857 Lithophaga straminea 75831
Modiola subrugosa Grabau & King, 1928 Jolya rhomboidea 3477
Musculus substriata Gray, 1824 Musculus discors 75097
Bathymodiolus taiwanensis Cosel, 2008 Gigantidas taiwanensis 3477
Bathymodiolus tangaroa Marshall, 2003 Bathymodiolus tangaroa 8121
Mytilus tenuistriatus Dunker, 1853 Brachidontes dunkeri 3477
Bathymodiolus thermophilus Kenk & Wilson, 1985 Bathymodiolus thermophilus 8774
Lithodomus townsendi Melvill & Standen, 1907 Leiosolenus tripartitus 3185
Mytilus trossulus Gould, 1850 Mytilus trossulus 19
Mytilus unguiculatus Valenciennes, 1858 Mytilus unguiculatus 3477
Mytilus ustulatus Lamarck, 1819 Brachidontes ustulatus 3477
Mytilus viator d'Orbigny, 1846 Musculus viator 83435
Mytilus viridis Linnaeus, 1758 Perna viridis 348
Modiola vitreum Möller, 1842 Dacrydium vitreum 83435
Gigantidas vrijenhoeki Jang, Ho, Jum, Kim & Won, 2020 Gigantidas vrijenhoeki 3477
Dacrydium wareni Salas & Gofas, 1997 Dacrydium wareni 83435
Septifer xishanensis Wang, 1983 Septifer xishanensis 75831
Crenella yokoyamai Nomura, 1932 Crenella yokoyamai 75831
Dacrydium zebra Hayami & Kase, 1993 Dacrydium zebra 2922
Lithophaga zitteliana Dunker, 1883 Lithophaga zitteliana 75831
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