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Mytilidae Rafinesque, 1815

211  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:211)

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Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758 (type by subsequent designation)

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  1. Subfamily Arcuatulinae Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1979
    1. Genus Arcuatula Jousseaume, 1919
    2. Genus Musculista G. Yamamoto & Habe, 1958 accepted as Arcuatula Jousseaume, 1919 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  2. Subfamily Bathymodiolinae Kenk & B. R. Wilson, 1985
    1. Genus Adipicola Dautzenberg, 1927
    2. Genus Bathymodiolus Kenk & B. R. Wilson, 1985
    3. Genus Gigantidas Cosel & B. A. Marshall, 2003
    4. Genus Idas Jeffreys, 1876
    5. Genus Nypamodiolus Y.-T. Lin, Kiel, T. Xu & J.-W. Qiu, 2022
  3. Subfamily Brachidontinae F. Nordsieck, 1969
    1. Genus Brachidontes Swainson, 1840
    2. Genus Geukensia Van de Poel, 1959
    3. Genus Mytilaster Monterosato, 1883
  4. Subfamily Crenellinae Gray, 1840
    1. Genus Crenella T. Brown, 1827
    2. Genus Rhomboidella Monterosato, 1884
    3. Genus Solamen Iredale, 1924
  5. Subfamily Dacrydiinae Ockelmann, 1983
    1. Genus Dacrydium Torell, 1859
  6. Subfamily Lithophaginae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857
    1. Genus Leiosolenus P. P. Carpenter, 1857
    2. Genus Lithophaga Röding, 1798
    3. Genus Dactylus Mörch, 1861 accepted as Leiosolenus (Labis) Dall, 1916 represented as Leiosolenus P. P. Carpenter, 1857
    4. Genus Lithodomus Cuvier, 1816 accepted as Lithophaga Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    5. Genus Lithophagus [sic] accepted as Lithophaga Röding, 1798 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
    6. Genus Myoforceps P. Fischer, 1886 accepted as Leiosolenus (Myoforceps) P. Fischer, 1886 represented as Leiosolenus P. P. Carpenter, 1857
  7. Subfamily Modiolinae G. Termier & H. Termier, 1950
    1. Genus Jolya Bourguignat, 1877
    2. Genus Lioberus Dall, 1898
    3. Genus Modiolatus Jousseaume, 1893
    4. Genus Modiolula Sacco, 1898
    5. Genus Modiolus Lamarck, 1799
    6. Genus Gibbomodiola Sacco, 1898 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  8. Subfamily Musculinae Iredale, 1939
    1. Genus Gregariella Monterosato, 1883
    2. Genus Musculus Röding, 1798
  9. Subfamily Mytilinae Rafinesque, 1815
    1. Genus Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758
    2. Genus Perna Philipsson, 1788
  10. Subfamily Septiferinae Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1979
    1. Genus Septifer Récluz, 1848
  11. Subfamily Xenostrobinae K. S. Tan, S. H. M. Tan, K. Sanpanich, T. Duangdee & R. Ambarwati, 2022
    1. Genus Xenostrobus B. R. Wilson, 1967
  12. Genus Hippagus I. Lea, 1833 accepted as Crenella T. Brown, 1827 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  13. Genus Idasola Iredale, 1915 accepted as Idas Jeffreys, 1876 (Unnecessary replacement name for Idas Jeffreys, 1876)
  14. Subfamily Limnoperninae Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1979 accepted as Arcuatulinae Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1979
    1. Genus Limnoperna Rochebrune, 1882
  15. Genus Modiola Lamarck, 1801 accepted as Modiolus Lamarck, 1799 (an incorrect subsequent spelling of Modiolus Lamarck, 1799)
  16. Genus Modiolarca J. E. Gray, 1842 accepted as Musculus (Modiolarca) J. E. Gray, 1842 represented as Musculus Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  17. Genus Modiolaria Lovén, 1846 accepted as Musculus Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  18. Genus Myrina H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 accepted as Adipicola Dautzenberg, 1927 (Invalid: junior homonym of Myrina Fabricius, 1807 [Lepidoptera]; Adipicola is a replacement name)
  19. Genus Mytilodonta Coen, 1935 accepted as Mytilaster Monterosato, 1883
  20. Genus Trichomusculus Iredale, 1924 accepted as Gregariella Monterosato, 1883 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  21. Genus Volsella Scopoli, 1777 accepted as Modiolus Lamarck, 1799 (invalid: suppressed by ICZN Opinion325)
  22. Subfamily [unassigned] Mytilidae (temporary name)
    1. Genus Amygdalum Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Rafinesque, C. S. (1815). Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés. <em>[Book].</em> 1-224, (self-published) Palermo., available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k98061z.r=rafinesque.langEN
page(s): 147 [details]  OpenAccess publication 
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Mytilidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2024) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=211 on 2024-03-28
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2024). European Register of Marine Species. Mytilidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed at: http://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=211 on 2024-03-28
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original description Rafinesque, C. S. (1815). Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés. <em>[Book].</em> 1-224, (self-published) Palermo., available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k98061z.r=rafinesque.langEN
page(s): 147 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in RoR[details]   

context source (PeRMS) Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. <em>Revista peruana de biología.</em> 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [details]   

additional source Morton B. (2015). Evolution and adaptive radiation in the Mytiloidea (Bivalvia): clues from the pericardial-posterior byssal retractor musculature complex. <em>Molluscan Research.</em> 35(4): 227-245., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/13235818.2015.1053167 [details]   

additional source Lorion, J.; Kiel, S.; Faure, B.; Kawato, M.; Ho, S. Y. M.; Marshall, B. A.; Tsuchida, S.; Miyazaki, J.-I. & Fujiwara, Y. (2013). Adaptive radiation of chemosymbiotic deep-sea mussels. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society B.</em> 280: 20131243 (9 pp)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.1243 [details]   

additional source Soot-Ryen T. (1955). A report on the family Mytilidae. <em>Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions.</em> 20(1): 1-154 pls 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27912345 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source Gosling E. (editor) (1992). The mussel <i>Mytilus</i>: ecology, physiology, genetics and culture. <i>* Developments in Aquaculture and Fisheries Science, 25. Elsevier, Amsterdam. xiii + 589 pp.</i>:  [details]   

redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]   
 
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