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Family: Mytilidae sea mussels



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327 species (see list below)
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Musculus phenax
[Alaska dwarf-mussel]
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Musculus pusio
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Musculus pygmaeus
[Monterey dwarf-mussel]
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Musculus securis
[]
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Musculus seminudus
[]
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Musculus senhousei
[]
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Musculus strigatus
[]
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Max. Length 0.8 cm TL
 
Musculus taylori
[Taylor dwarf-mussel]
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Musculus vernicosus
[]
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Max. Length 1.7 cm DL
 
Musculus viator
[]
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Musculus viridulus
[]
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Myoforceps aristatus
[]

Photo by Freire, Katia de Meirelles Felizo

Eastern Central Pacific a
Max. Length 7 cm SHL
Mytella bicolor (Bruguière, 1792)

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Mytella bicolor
[Guyana swamp mussel]

Photo by Freire, Katia de Meirelles Felizo

Eastern Pacific and Weste
Max. Length 5 cm DL
Mytella charruana (d'Orbigny, 1847)

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Mytella charruana
[Charrua mussel]
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Mytella maracaibensis
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Mytella speciosa
[]
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Mytilaster lineatus
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Mytilaster marioni
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Mytilaster minimus
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Mytilaster solidus
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Mytilisepta eliae
[]

Photo by Choi, Jong-Kwan

Western Pacific.

Mytilisepta virgata (Wiegmann, 1837)

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Mytilisepta virgata
[Purplish bifurcate mussel]
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Mytilus antarcticus
[]
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Max. Length 25.5 cm TL
 
Mytilus californianus
[California mussel]

Photo by FAO

Southeast Pacific, Southw
Max. Length 18 cm SHL
Mytilus chilensis (Hupé, 1854)

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Mytilus chilensis
[Chilean mussel]
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Mytilus desolationis
[Kerguelen mussel]
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Mytilus divaricata
[]

Photo by Scott, Sue

Circumpolar.
Max. Length 11 cm SHL
Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758

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Mytilus edulis
[Blue mussel]

Photo by FAO

Northeast Atlantic, the M
Max. Length 16.5 cm SHL
Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819

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Mytilus galloprovincialis
[Mediterranean mussel]

Photo by Grist, John and Maria

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm ShL
Mytilus planulatus Lamarck, 1819

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Mytilus planulatus
[New Zealand blue mussel]
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Max. Length 9 cm SHL
 
Mytilus platensis
[River plata mussel]
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Mytilus smaragdinus
[]
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Max. Length 9 cm TL
 
Mytilus trossulus
[Foolish mussel]

Photo by Choi, Jong-Kwan

Northwest Pacific.
Max. Length 10 cm ShL
Mytilus unguiculatus Valenciennes, 1858

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Mytilus unguiculatus
[Far Eastern mussel]

Photo by FAO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm SHL
Perna canaliculus unspecified

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Perna canaliculus
[New Zealand green mussels]
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Perna indica
[Indian brown mussel]

Photo by Elliff, Carla Isobel

Western Indian Ocean, Atl
Max. Length 17 cm SHL
Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Perna perna
[South American rock mussel]
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Perna picta
[]

Photo by FAO

Indo-Pacific and Western
Max. Length 16.5 cm SHL
Perna viridis (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Perna viridis
[Asian brown mussel]
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Perumytilus purpuratus
[Purple mussel]
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Max. Length 0.7 cm TL
 
Rhomboidella capensis
[]
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Rhomboidella malaccana
[]
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Rhomboidella prideaux
[]
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Rhomboidella radians
[]
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Max. Length 0.2 cm TL
 
Rhomboidella rodriguensis
[]
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Rhomboidella vaillanti
[]
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Septifer bifurcatus
[Bifurcate mussel]

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm SHL
Septifer bilocularis (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Septifer bilocularis
[Box mussel]
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Septifer bryanae
[]
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Septifer cumingii
[]
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Septifer excisus
[]
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Septifer forskali
[]
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Septifer keenae
[Japanese bifurcate mussel]
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Septifer pulcher
[]
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Septifer rudis
[]
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Septifer xishanensis
[]
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Max. Length 1.1 cm TL
 
Solamen columbianum
[British Columbia crenella]
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Solamen glandula
[]
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Solamen leanum
[Lea crenella]
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Solamen megas
[Giant crenella]
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Solamen spectabilis
[]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm ShL
Stavelia subdistorta (Récluz, 1852)

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Stavelia subdistorta
[Distorted mussel]
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Stenolena hawaiensis
[]
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Max. Length 5.4 cm DL
 
Tamu fisheri
[]
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Trichomusculus barbatus
[]
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Trichomusculus semigranatus
[]
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Trichomusculus subsulcatus
[]
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Trichomya hirsutua
[]
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Vignadula atrata
[Atrate mussel]
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Vignadula kuraburiensis
[]
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Vilasina seminuda
[Partly-sculptured crenella]
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Vilasina vernicosa
[Varnished mussel]
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Vulcanidas insolatus
[]
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Xenostrobus neozelanicus
[]
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Xenostrobus pulex
[Little black mussel]
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Xenostrobus securis
[Little brown mussel]
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Zelithophaga truncata
[Date mussel]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Musculus phenax Alaska dwarf-mussel Northeast Atlantic 1915
Musculus pusio Northwest Pacific 1862
Musculus pygmaeus Monterey dwarf-mussel Northeast Atlantic 1964
Musculus securis Northeast Atlantic
Musculus seminudus Northeast Atlantic 1897
Musculus senhousei Northeast Atlantic 1842
Musculus strigatus Western Central Pacific 1843
Musculus taylori Taylor dwarf-mussel Northeast Atlantic 0.8 TL 1897
Musculus vernicosus Northeast Atlantic 1849
Musculus viator Western Atlantic. 1.7 DL 1846
Musculus viridulus Eastern Indian Ocean 1871
Myoforceps aristatus Mediterranean Sea. 1817
Mytella bicolor Guyana swamp mussel Eastern Central Pacific a 7 SHL 1792
Mytella charruana Charrua mussel Eastern Pacific and Weste 5 DL 1847
Mytella maracaibensis Western Atlantic. 1967
Mytella speciosa Southeast Pacific 1857
Mytilaster lineatus Mediterranean Sea 1791
Mytilaster marioni Mediterranean Sea 1889
Mytilaster minimus Mediterranean Sea 1795
Mytilaster solidus Mediterranean Sea 1872
Mytilisepta eliae Mediterranean Sea 2022
Mytilisepta virgata Purplish bifurcate mussel Western Pacific. 1837
Mytilus antarcticus Western Atlantic. 1823
Mytilus californianus California mussel Eastern Pacific 25.5 TL 1837
Mytilus chilensis Chilean mussel Southeast Pacific, Southw 18 SHL 1854
Mytilus desolationis Kerguelen mussel Pacific Ocean and Antarct 1936
Mytilus divaricata Northwest Pacific 1851
Mytilus edulis Blue mussel Circumpolar. 11 SHL 1758
Mytilus galloprovincialis Mediterranean mussel Northeast Atlantic, the M 16.5 SHL 1819
Mytilus planulatus New Zealand blue mussel Southwest Pacific 6 ShL 1819
Mytilus platensis River plata mussel Southwest Atlantic 9 SHL 1842
Mytilus smaragdinus Southwest Atlantic
Mytilus trossulus Foolish mussel Eastern Pacific, Atlantic 9 TL 1850
Mytilus unguiculatus Far Eastern mussel Northwest Pacific. 10 ShL 1858
Perna canaliculus New Zealand green mussels Southwest Pacific 15 SHL
Perna indica Indian brown mussel Eastern Indian Ocean
Perna perna South American rock mussel Western Indian Ocean, Atl 17 SHL 1758
Perna picta Mediterranean Sea. 1780
Perna viridis Asian brown mussel Indo-Pacific and Western 16.5 SHL 1758
Perumytilus purpuratus Purple mussel Southwest Atlantic and So 1819
Rhomboidella capensis Southeast Atlantic 0.7 TL 1931
Rhomboidella malaccana Thailand. 1983
Rhomboidella prideaux Mediterranean Sea. 1915
Rhomboidella radians Southwest Pacific 1908
Rhomboidella rodriguensis Western Indian Ocean 0.2 TL 2004
Rhomboidella vaillanti Western Indian Ocean 1869
Septifer bifurcatus Bifurcate mussel Eastern Pacific. 1837
Septifer bilocularis Box mussel Indo-Pacific 5 SHL 1758
Septifer bryanae Eastern Pacific. 1920
Septifer cumingii Indo-Pacific. 1849
Septifer excisus Indo-Pacific. 1837
Septifer forskali Mediterranean Sea. 1855
Septifer keenae Japanese bifurcate mussel Northwest Pacific. 1936
Septifer pulcher Western Pacific 1983
Septifer rudis Central Pacific
Septifer xishanensis Western Pacific 1983
Solamen columbianum British Columbia crenella Eastern Pacific. 1.1 TL 1897
Solamen glandula Eastern Pacific. 1834
Solamen leanum Lea crenella Eastern Pacific. 1897
Solamen megas Giant crenella Eastern Pacific. 1902
Solamen spectabilis Western Pacific. 1862
Stavelia subdistorta Distorted mussel Indo-West Pacific 20 ShL 1852
Stenolena hawaiensis Indo-West Pacific 1938
Tamu fisheri Western Atlantic. 5.4 DL 1998
Trichomusculus barbatus Indo-West Pacific. 1858
Trichomusculus semigranatus Western Pacific 1858
Trichomusculus subsulcatus Indo-West Pacific. 1856
Trichomya hirsutua Western Pacific. 1819
Vignadula atrata Atrate mussel Northwest Pacific 1871
Vignadula kuraburiensis Northwest Pacific 2022
Vilasina seminuda Partly-sculptured crenella Eastern Pacific. 1897
Vilasina vernicosa Varnished mussel Eastern Pacific. 1849
Vulcanidas insolatus Southwest Pacific 2010
Xenostrobus neozelanicus Indo-West Pacific 1915
Xenostrobus pulex Little black mussel Indo-West Pacific 1819
Xenostrobus securis Little brown mussel Western Central and South 1819
Zelithophaga truncata Date mussel Southwest Pacific 1843



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