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Mytilus galloprovincialis   Lamarck, 1819

Mediterranean mussel

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Mytilus galloprovincialis

Romania country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Costanza (Ref. 112489). C: Ref. 112489.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ro.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Romeo, M., C. Frasila, M. Gnassia-Barelli, G. Damiens, D. Micu and G. Mustata, 2005
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Mediterranean mussel, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Mytilida () > Mytilidae (sea mussels)

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

; profondeur 125 - 200 m (Ref. 2754).   Tropical, preferred 16°C (Ref. 107945); 61°N - 30°N, 11°W - 36°E

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Introductions

Northeast Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Introduced to the Arctic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 16.5 cm SHL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 109255)

Description synthétique Morphologie

The shell lacks radiating ridges containing three small teeth below the beak. The exterior is often bluish black with the interior portion being dull blue (Ref. 310).

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

Members of the class Bivalvia are mostly gonochoric, some are protandric hermaphrodites. Life cycle: Embryos develop into free-swimming trocophore larvae, succeeded by the bivalve veliger, resembling a miniature clam.

Référence principale Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

Demir, M. 2003. (Ref. 2754)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Non évalué 

statut CITES (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Utilisations par l'homme

Pêcheries: commercial
FAO - Aquaculture: production, species profile; pêcheries: landings, species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us

Outils

E-book | Guide de terrain

Sources Internet

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Aquaculture: species profile; pêcheries: species profile; publication : search) | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Arbre de Vie | Wikipedia (Go, chercher) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 5.5 - 18, mean 11 (based on 176 cells).
Résilience (Ref. 69278) Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (K=0.1-1.82).
Prior r = 0.50, 95% CL = 0.33 - 0.75, Based on 2 data-limited stock assessments.
Vulnérabilité (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766): Medium.