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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. Genus Adipicola Dautzenberg, 1927
  2. Genus Admytilus Berezovsky, 2015 †
  3. Genus Adula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857
  4. Genus Amygdalum Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
  5. Genus Arcomytilus Agassiz, 1842 †
  6. Genus Arcoperna Conrad, 1865 †
  7. Genus Arcuatula Jousseaume, 1919
  8. Genus Arenifodiens B. R. Wilson, 2006
  9. Genus Arvella Scarlato, 1960
  10. Genus Assytilus Berezovsky, 2015 †
  11. Genus Aulacomya Mörch, 1853
  12. Genus Bathymodiolus Kenk & B. R. Wilson, 1985
  13. Genus Benthomodiolus Dell, 1987
  14. Genus Botula Mörch, 1853
  15. Genus Brachidontes Swainson, 1840
  16. Genus Byssogerdius K.-S. Tan, S. H-N. Tan, Sanpanich, Duangdee & Ambarwati, 2021
  17. Genus Choromytilus Soot-Ryen, 1952
  18. Genus Ciboticola Iredale, 1939
  19. Genus Crenella T. Brown, 1827
  20. Genus Crenomytilus Soot-Ryen, 1955
  21. Genus Cuneolus Stephenson, 1941 †
  22. Genus Dacrydium Torell, 1859
  23. Genus Exosiperna Iredale, 1929
  24. Genus Fungiacava Soot-Ryen, 1969
  25. Genus Geukensia Van de Poel, 1959
  26. Genus Gigantidas Cosel & B. A. Marshall, 2003
  27. Genus Gregariella Monterosato, 1883
  28. Genus Idas Jeffreys, 1876
  29. Genus Inoperna Conrad, 1873 †
  30. Genus Ischadium Jukes-Browne, 1905
  31. Genus Jolya Bourguignat, 1877
  32. Genus Leiosolenus P. P. Carpenter, 1857
  33. Genus Limnolycettia C. M. Kolesnikov, 1980 †
  34. Genus Limnoperna Rochebrune, 1882
  35. Genus Lioberus Dall, 1898
  36. Genus Lithophaga Röding, 1798
  37. Genus Lycettia L. R. Cox, 1937 †
  38. Genus Mauricia G. D. Harris, 1919 †
  39. Genus Modiolatus Jousseaume, 1893
  40. Genus Modiolula Sacco, 1898
  41. Genus Modiolus Lamarck, 1799
  42. Genus Musculus Röding, 1798
  43. Genus Mysidioptera Salomon, 1895 †
  44. Genus Mytella Soot-Ryen, 1955
  45. Genus Mytilaster Monterosato, 1883
  46. Genus Mytilisepta Habe, 1951
  47. Genus Mytilosootus Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992 †
  48. Genus Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758
  49. Genus Nypamodiolus Y.-T. Lin, Kiel, T. Xu & J.-W. Qiu, 2022
  50. Genus Paramusculus Kadolsky, 1989 †
  51. Genus Perna Philipsson, 1788
  52. Genus Perumytilus Olsson, 1961
  53. Genus Praemytilus F. W. Anderson & L. R. Cox, 1948 †
  54. Genus Promytilus Newell, 1942 †
  55. Genus Regulifer Fürsich & Werner, 1988 †
  56. Genus Rhomboidella Monterosato, 1884
  57. Genus Rhynchomytilus Rollier, 1914 †
  58. Genus Samiolus Kiel & Taviani, 2017 †
  59. Genus Semimodiola Cossmann, 1887 †
  60. Genus Semimytilus Soot-Ryen, 1955
  61. Genus Septifer Récluz, 1848
  62. Genus Sinomytilus Thiele, 1934
  63. Genus Solamen Iredale, 1924
  64. Genus Stavelia Gray, 1858
  65. Genus Tamu Gustafson, R. D. Turner, Lutz & Vrijenhoek, 1998
  66. Genus Terua Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
  67. Genus Trichomya Ihering, 1900
  68. Genus Urumella Hayami & Kase, 1993
  69. Genus Vignadula Kuroda & Habe, 1971
  70. Genus Vilasina Scarlato, 1960
  71. Genus Volsellina Newell, 1942 †
  72. Genus Vulcanidas Cosel & B. A. Marshall, 2010
  73. Genus Xenomytilus Squires & Saul, 2006 †
  74. Genus Xenostrobus B. R. Wilson, 1967
  75. Genus Zelithophaga H. J. Finlay, 1926
  76. Genus Austromytilus Laseron, 1956 accepted as Brachidontes Swainson, 1840 (synonym)
  77. Genus Botulina Dall, 1889 accepted as Gregariella Monterosato, 1883 (synonym)
  78. Genus Botulopa Iredale, 1939 accepted as Botula Mörch, 1853 (synonym)
  79. Genus Brachiodontes accepted as Brachidontes Swainson, 1840 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
  80. Genus Brachydontes [sic] accepted as Brachidontes Swainson, 1840 (misspelling by Gray, 1847)
  81. Genus Brachyodon Jukes-Browne, 1905 accepted as Brachidontes Swainson, 1840 (unaccepted > unavailable name)
  82. Genus Brachyodontes Herrmannsen, 1846 accepted as Brachidontes Swainson, 1840 (unaccepted > unjustified emendation)
  83. Genus Callitriche Poli, 1791 accepted as Gibbomodiola Sacco, 1898
  84. Genus Chloromytilus [sic] accepted as Choromytilus Soot-Ryen, 1952 (misspelling)
  85. Genus Crassimytilus Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1979 accepted as Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
  86. Genus Dacridium [sic] accepted as Dacrydium Torell, 1859 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  87. Genus Dactylus Mörch, 1861 accepted as Leiosolenus (Labis) Dall, 1916 represented as Leiosolenus P. P. Carpenter, 1857
  88. Genus Dentimodiolus Iredale, 1939 accepted as Brachidontes Swainson, 1840 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  89. Genus Doliolabis Iredale, 1939 accepted as Leiosolenus (Labis) Dall, 1916 represented as Leiosolenus P. P. Carpenter, 1857
  90. Genus Eumytilus Ihering, 1900 accepted as Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758 (junior objective synonym of Mytilus)
  91. Genus Exodiberus Iredale, 1939 accepted as Leiosolenus (Diberus) Dall, 1898 represented as Leiosolenus P. P. Carpenter, 1857
  92. Genus Fulgida Jousseaume, 1919 accepted as Lioberus Dall, 1898 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  93. Genus Habepegris F. R. Bernard, 1978 accepted as Idas Jeffreys, 1876 (junior subjective synonym)
  94. Genus Hippagus I. Lea, 1833 accepted as Crenella T. Brown, 1827 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  95. Genus Hormomya Mörch, 1853 accepted as Brachidontes Swainson, 1840 (synonym)
  96. Genus Idasola Iredale, 1915 accepted as Idas Jeffreys, 1876 (Unnecessary replacement name for Idas Jeffreys, 1876)
  97. Genus Lamya Soot-Ryen, 1958 accepted as Arcuatula Jousseaume, 1919 (synonym)
  98. Genus Lanistes Swainson, 1840 accepted as Musculus Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  99. Genus Lanistina Gray, 1847 accepted as Musculus Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  100. Genus Lithodomus Cuvier, 1816 accepted as Lithophaga Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  101. Genus Lithophagus [sic] accepted as Lithophaga Röding, 1798 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
  102. Genus Lythodomus accepted as Lithophaga Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, of Lithodomus Cuvier, 1816)
  103. Genus Megacrenella Habe & Ki. Ito, 1965 accepted as Solamen Iredale, 1924 (synonym)
  104. Genus Miridas Iredale, 1939 accepted as Idas Jeffreys, 1876 (synonym)
  105. Genus Mitylus accepted as Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, incorrect subsequent spelling)
  106. Genus Modiella Monterosato, 1884 accepted as Amygdalum Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 (synonym)
  107. Genus Modiola Lamarck, 1801 accepted as Modiolus Lamarck, 1799 (an incorrect subsequent spelling of Modiolus Lamarck, 1799)
  108. Genus Modiolarca J. E. Gray, 1842 accepted as Musculus (Modiolarca) J. E. Gray, 1842 represented as Musculus Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  109. Genus Modiolaria Lovén, 1846 accepted as Musculus Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  110. Genus Musculista G. Yamamoto & Habe, 1958 accepted as Arcuatula Jousseaume, 1919 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  111. Genus Myapalmula Iredale, 1939 accepted as Leiosolenus P. P. Carpenter, 1857
  112. Genus Myoforceps P. Fischer, 1886 accepted as Leiosolenus (Myoforceps) P. Fischer, 1886 represented as Leiosolenus P. P. Carpenter, 1857
  113. Genus Myoparo I. Lea, 1833 accepted as Crenella T. Brown, 1827 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  114. 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)
  115. Genus Mytilites [sic] † accepted as Mytulites Schlotheim, 1813 † accepted as Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  116. Genus Mytilodonta Coen, 1935 accepted as Mytilaster Monterosato, 1883
  117. Genus Mytulites Schlotheim, 1813 † accepted as Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > unavailable name, ICZN Art. 20 discarding names formed with suffix "-ites" to denote fossils)
  118. Genus Mytulus [sic] accepted as Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
  119. Genus Notobotula C. A. Fleming, 1959 accepted as Modiolula Sacco, 1898
  120. Genus Nuculocardia A. d'Orbigny, 1853 accepted as Crenella T. Brown, 1827 (synonym)
  121. Genus Nudiola Monterosato, 1917 accepted as Gibbomodiola Sacco, 1898 (synonym)
  122. Genus Pacifimytilus Kafanov, 1984 accepted as Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
  123. Genus Parabrachidontes K. S. Tan, S. H. M. Tan, Sanpanich, Duangdee & Ambarwati, 2023 (unaccepted > unavailable name, description in Supplementary Material does not fulfill the requirements of the Code for e-only publications )
  124. Genus Plicatomytilus Allison & Addicott, 1976 † accepted as Mytilus (Plicatomytilus) Allison & Addicott, 1976 † represented as Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758 (new rank)
  125. Genus Propetilus Iredale, 1937 accepted as Gregariella Monterosato, 1883 (synonym)
  126. Genus Quendreda Soot-Ryen, 1955 accepted as Dacrydium (Quendreda) Soot-Ryen, 1955 accepted as Dacrydium Torell, 1859 (synonym)
  127. Genus Ryenella C. A. Fleming, 1959 accepted as Musculus (Modiolarca) J. E. Gray, 1842 represented as Musculus Röding, 1798
  128. Genus Salebrolabis Iredale, 1939 accepted as Leiosolenus (Diberus) Dall, 1898 represented as Leiosolenus P. P. Carpenter, 1857
  129. Genus Scolimytilus Olsson, 1961 accepted as Brachidontes Swainson, 1840 (synonym)
  130. Genus Stalagmium Conrad, 1833 † accepted as Crenella T. Brown, 1827 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  131. Genus Stumpiella Soot-Ryen, 1955 accepted as Leiosolenus (Stumpiella) Soot-Ryen, 1955 represented as Leiosolenus P. P. Carpenter, 1857
  132. Genus Tamarindiformis Kuroda, 1931 accepted as Modiolus Lamarck, 1799 (unaccepted > unavailable name)
  133. Genus Tibialectus Iredale, 1939 accepted as Gregariella Monterosato, 1883 (synonym)
  134. Genus Trichomusculus Iredale, 1924 accepted as Gregariella Monterosato, 1883 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  135. Genus Volsella Scopoli, 1777 accepted as Modiolus Lamarck, 1799 (invalid: suppressed by ICZN Opinion325)
  136. Genus Gibbomodiola Sacco, 1898 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  137. Genus Lecompteus Van de Poel, 1959 † (uncertain > unassessed)
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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 
Taxonomy Arrangement of the genera in subfamilies follows Huber (2010, 2015) unless otherwise noted  
Taxonomy Arrangement of the genera in subfamilies follows Huber (2010, 2015) unless otherwise noted [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Mytilidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=211 on 2024-05-13
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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 IMIS[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 [request] 

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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Taxonomy Arrangement of the genera in subfamilies follows Huber (2010, 2015) unless otherwise noted [details]
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