List of Nominal Species of Mytilidae
(sea mussels)
(sea mussels)
| 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 |