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WoRMS taxon details
original description
Gould, A. A. (1850). [descriptions of new species of shells from the United States Exploring Expedition]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 3: 151-156, 169–172, 214-218, 252–256, 275–278, 292–296, 309–312, 343–348., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870453
page(s): 344. [details]
original description
(of Mytilus ficus Dall, 1909) Dall, W. H. (1909). Contributions to the Tertiary Palaeontology of the Pacific coast. The Miocene of Astoria and Coos Bay, Oregon. <em>Professional Papers, United States Geological Survey.</em> 59: 1-278., available online at https://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/0059/report.pdf
page(s): 18, 113 [details] 
original description
(of Mytilus glomeratus A. Gould, 1851) Gould, A.A. (1851). [... descriptions of a number of California shells collected by Maj. William Rich and Lieut. Thomas P. Green, United States Navy ...]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 4 (4): 87-93., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870797
page(s): 92. [details]
original description
(of Mytilus septentrionalis Clessin, 1887) Clessin, S. (1886-1890). Die Familie der Mytilidae. In: Küster, H. K. & Clessin, S. <i>Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz</i>, ed. 2. 8(2) [Achter Band, dritte Abtheilung]: 13-170, pls 7-36. Bauer & Raspe, Nürnberg. [publication dates: 13-28, pls 7-12 [1886], 29-124, pls 13-32 [1887], 125-132, pls 33-34 [1888]; 133-156, pls 35-36 [1889]; 157-170 [1890]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34263343 [details]
original description
(of Mytilus edulis declivis Petrov, 1982) Petrov, O. M. (1982). Marine molluscs of the antropogene from the northern region of the Pacific. [Петров О.М. 1982. Морские моллюски антропогена северной части Тихого океана.
Труды Геологического института Академии наук СССР, 357, 144 с.]. <em>Moscow, Nauka, Geological Institute, Transactions.</em> Vol. 357: 144 pp. [In Russian]. [details]
original description
(of Mytilus edulis kussakini Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1979) Scarlato O.A. & Starobogatov Y.I. (1979). The systematic position and distribution of mussels. In: Commercial bivalve molluscan mussels and their role in the ecosystem (Scarlato O., ed.) [in russian]. <i>* Zoological Institute of the Soviet Academy of Sciences p. 106-111</i>: [details]
basis of record
Gittenberger, A. & Gittenberger, E. (2021). Polytypic <i>Mytilus edulis</i>, with a name for the Baltic subspecies (Bivalvia: Mytilidae). <em>Basteria.</em> 85(2): 116-125.
page(s): 121, figs 14-15 [details] Available for editors  [request]
additional source
Iwasaki, K.; Ishida, S.; Baba, T.; Kuwahara, Y. (2017). Records of Mytilus trossulus (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) and Its Possible. Distribution along the Northern and Central. Japan Sea Coast of Honshu Island. <em>Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan).</em> 75 (1-4): 67-81. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source
Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source
Väinölä, R.; Strelkov, P. (2011). <i>Mytilus trossulus</i> in Northern Europe. <em>Marine Biology.</em> 158: 817-833., available online at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00227-010-1609-z [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source
Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source
Rawson, P. D.; Hayhurst, S.; Vanscoyoc, B. (2001). Species composition of blue mussel in the northeastern Gulf of Maine. <em>Journal of Shellfish Research.</em> (1): 31-38. [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality California [details]Unreviewed
Diet plankton [details]
Dimensions generally 6-10 cm long, 3-5 cm high [details]
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region), southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: Eastern Bradelle Valley), lower St. Lawrence estuary; Cobscook Bay; south to Little Machias Bay [details]
Habitat intertidal and infralittoral of Gulf and estuary; common in rocky intertidal to 40 m, also found on docks, pilings, floats, and gravel [details]
Importance coexists and hybridizes with M. edulis; M. trossulus is less desirable for aquaculture and a limiting factor in mussel farm production [details]
Predators sea stars, gastropods, crabs, fish, seabirds [details]
Reproduction late spring to early autumn; settle in 5-7 wk [details]
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Pacific blue musselNorthern blue musselnorthern bay musselfoolish mussel |
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German |
Pazifische Miesmuschel |
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Japanese |
キタノムラサキイガイ |
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Russian |
Мидия тихоокеанская |
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