MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140480 on 2025-12-06
accepted
Valid name (ICZN) or name considered to be taxonomically correct (ICBN)
Species
Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p.
Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Tome sixième, 1re partie, vi + 343 pp. Paris, published by the author.
Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1819). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Tome sixième, 1re partie, vi + 343 pp. Paris, published by the author.
Illustrations of the conchology of Great Britain and Ireland. Drawn from nature
Brown, T. (1827). Illustrations of the conchology of Great Britain and Ireland. Drawn from nature. W.H. Lizars and D. Lizars, Edinburgh and S. Highley, London. 144 pp., 52 pls.
Dunker, W. (1853). Neue Mytilaceen. Zeitschrift für Malakologie. 10: 82-92.
Some specimens of shells, with descriptions
Mighels, J. W. (1844). Some specimens of shells, with descriptions. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 1: 187-189.
Zoology of New York, or the New York fauna; comprising detailed descriptions of all the animals hitherto observed within the state of New York, with brief notices of those occasionally found near its borders, and accompanied by appropriate illustrations. Part V. Mollusca.
De Kay, J. E. (1844). Zoology of New York, or the New York fauna; comprising detailed descriptions of all the animals hitherto observed within the state of New York, with brief notices of those occasionally found near its borders, and accompanied by appropriate illustrations. Part V. Mollusca. Albany. 271 pp, pls 1-40. [Introductory notice page iv is dated 1 Februari 1844].
British Zoology, vol. IV. Crustacea. Mollusca. Testacea.
Pennant, T. (1777). British Zoology, vol. IV. Crustacea. Mollusca. Testacea. London. i-viii, 1-154, pls. 1-93.
A notice of localities, habits, characteristics, and synonymes of a rare British species of Mytilus
Williamson W. (1834). A notice of localities, habits, characteristics, and synonymes of a rare British species of Mytilus.. Magazine of Natural History 7: 353-354
Museum Demidoff, ou, Catalogue systématique et raisonné des curiosités de la nature et de l'art: données à l'Université Impériale de Moscou par son excellence Monsieur Paul de Demidoff. Tome III. Végétaux et Animaux. Moscow: Imprimerie de Université Impériale de Moscou. 300 pp, 6 pls.
Fischer von Waldheim, G. (1807). Museum Demidoff, ou, Catalogue systématique et raisonné des curiosités de la nature et de l'art: données à l'Université Impériale de Moscou par son excellence Monsieur Paul de Demidoff. Tome III. Végétaux et Animaux. Moscow: Imprimerie de Université Impériale de Moscou. 300 pp, 6 pls.
Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, the British conchology; containing the descriptions and other particulars of natural history of the shells of Great Britain and Ireland: illustrated with figures. In English and French. - Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, ou, la conchologie Britannique; contenant les descriptions & autres particularités d'histoire naturelle des coquilles de la Grande Bretagne & de l'Irlande: avec figures en taille douce. En anglois & françois. i-xii, 1-254, i-vii, [1], Pl. I-XVII. London. (Millan, White, Emsley & Robson)
Da Costa, E. M. (1778). Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, the British conchology; containing the descriptions and other particulars of natural history of the shells of Great Britain and Ireland: illustrated with figures. In English and French. - Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, ou, la conchologie Britannique; contenant les descriptions & autres particularités d'histoire naturelle des coquilles de la Grande Bretagne & de l'Irlande: avec figures en taille douce. En anglois & françois. i-xii, 1-254, i-vii, [1], Pl. I-XVII. London. (Millan, White, Emsley & Robson).
Prodrome de malacologie française. Catalogue général des mollusques vivants de France. Mollusques marins. Lyon: H. Georg & Paris: Baillière. x + 778 pp.
Locard, A. (1886). Prodrome de malacologie française. Catalogue général des mollusques vivants de France. Mollusques marins. Lyon: H. Georg & Paris: Baillière. x + 778 pp.
Révision des espèces françaises appartenant au genre Mytilus
Locard, A. (1889). Révision des espèces françaises appartenant au genre Mytilus. Bulletin de la Société Malacologique de France. 6: 83-164, pls 3-5.
Dissertatio historico-naturalis sistens nova testaceorum genera. Quam præside D. M. Andr. J. Retzio (...) ad publicum examen defert Laurentius Münter Philipsson. 4+23 pp. Lund.
Retzius A.J. (1788). Dissertatio historico-naturalis sistens nova testaceorum genera. Quam præside D. M. Andr. J. Retzio (...) ad publicum examen defert Laurentius Münter Philipsson. 4+23 pp. Lund.
A history of the molluscous animals of the counties of Aberdeen, Kincardine and Banff, to which is appended an account of the cirripedal animals of the same district
MacGillivray, W. (1843). A history of the molluscous animals of the counties of Aberdeen, Kincardine and Banff, to which is appended an account of the cirripedal animals of the same district. Cunningham & Mortimer, London. xxiv + 372 pp.
Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data.
Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. BioInvasions Records. 1: 235-245.
Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”.
Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke. 35 pp.
ICES Contaminants and biological effects database (DOME – Biota). The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Copenhagen. 2010.
A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda
Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp
Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification.
Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.
American seashells. The marine Mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America. ed. 2. Van Nostrand, New York. 663 pp., 24 pls. [October 1974].
Abbott, R. T. (1974). American seashells. The marine Mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America. ed. 2. Van Nostrand, New York. 663 pp., 24 pls. [October 1974].
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. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.
Huber, M. (2010). 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. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.
Recherches sur le cycle sexuel et l'émission des gamètes chez les Mytilidés et les Pectinidés
Lubet P. (1959). Recherches sur le cycle sexuel et l'émission des gamètes chez les Mytilidés et les Pectinidés. Revue des Travaux de l'Institut des Pêches Maritimes. 23(3): 384-548.
Keep, J. (1891). Mollusks of the San Francisco markets. The Nautilus. 4(9): 97-100.
Current research into the biology of farming mussels in Australia
MacIntyre, R. J. (1975). Current research into the biology of farming mussels in Australia. Malacological Review. 9: 138.
Additions to the Mollusca of Lake Worth, Florida
Verrill, A. H. (1947). Additions to the Mollusca of Lake Worth, Florida. The Nautilus. 61(2): 47-48.
Votum. In: R. Virchow (ed.). Beiträge zue Kenntniss der giftigen Miesmuscheln
Martens, E. von. (1886). Votum. In: R. Virchow (ed.). Beiträge zue Kenntniss der giftigen Miesmuscheln. Archiv für pathologische Anatomie und physologie und klinische medizin. 104: 174-180, Berlin.
Beiträge zur Kenntniss der giftigen Miesmuscheln
Martens, E. von. (1886). Beiträge zur Kenntniss der giftigen Miesmuscheln. Der Naturforscher, Tübingen. 19(30): 307-308.
Ultrastructural effect of cleaning molluscan shell with sodium hypochlorite (Clorox)
Carriker, M. R. (1979). Ultrastructural effect of cleaning molluscan shell with sodium hypochlorite (Clorox). The Nautilus. 93(2-3): 47-50, figs. 1-8.
Texel (NL), 29.06.2007 (C.J.M. Philippart) Characteristics used for id: - smooth - juvenile: mostly oval - concentric lines - no radiating ribs - colour: blue and juvenile-transparent References: HENDRIKS, 2002; HAYWARD et al., 2007 Checked by A. Gittenberger (Naturalis, Leiden, NL
Texel (NL), 15.06.2007 (C.J.M. Philippart) Characteristics used for id: - smooth - juvenile: mostly oval - concentric lines - no radiating ribs - colour: blue and juvenile-transparent References: HENDRIKS, 2002; HAYWARD et al., 2007 Checked by A. Gittenberger (Naturalis, Leiden, NL)
Mussels (Mytilus edulis)
Find more information about this species at: https://www.rkapeller.eu/species.html?MM_Mytilus_edulis Click here for the database with determination key for European mollusks
Distribution for Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - European waters (ERMS scope)
Distribution for Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - North West Atlantic
Distribution for Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - North Sea
Distribution for Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - Oostende
Distribution for Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - De Panne
Distribution for Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - Westerschelde
Distribution for Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - Birkenfels (shipwreck)
Distribution for Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - British Isles
Distribution for Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - Dorset
Distribution for Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - West Coast of Norway
Distribution for Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - Wimereux
Distribution for Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - Muuga harbour (Port of Tallinn, Gulf of Finland)
Distribution for Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - Wadden Sea
Distribution for Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - North Adriatic
Distribution for Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - Azores Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - Deadmans Harbour
Distribution for Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - Brandy Cove
Distribution for Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - Cobscook Bay
Distribution for Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - Gulf of Maine
Distribution for Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - De Haan
Distribution for Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - Zeebrugge
Distribution for Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - Oostduinkerke
Distribution for Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - Irish Exclusive economic Zone
Distribution for Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - Polish Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - Canadian Exclusive Economic Zone [Arctic part]
Distribution for Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - Manicouagan
Distribution for Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - St. Lawrence Estuary
Distribution for Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - Saguenay Fjord
Distribution for Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - Gulf of St. Lawrence
Distribution for Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - Beaufort Sea
Distribution for Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - Ukrainian part of the Black Sea
Distribution for Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - Canadian part of the Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
Distribution for Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - Argentinean part of the South Atlantic Ocean
Distribution for Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea
Distribution for Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 - Dutch part of the North Sea
Distribution for Mytilus edulis balthicus A. Gittenberger & E. Gittenberger, 2021 - Polish part of the Baltic Sea
Alien
Species introduced by man into places out of their natural range of distribution
Uncertain
Species whose invasiveness is uncertain
Not specified
A species whose 'invasiveness' has not been specified in its introduced range. The species is known to be present and has been reported but there is no comment on its invasiveness
Reported
Species that are 'reported' to be present but with no further information
Detected in the wild
Species that have been recorded as present in the wild with no further information