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Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819

To GB Mollusca Types (Mytilus galloprovincialis var. herculea Monterosato, 1884; Syntype(s); NMINH:1887.267.2)
To GB Mollusca Types (Mytilus galloprovincialis var. herculea Monterosato, 1884; Syntype(s); NMINH:1887.267.2)

140481 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140481)

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Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1819). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome sixième, 1re partie, vi + 343 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47441
page(s): 126 [details] 
Note Martigues, France  
Type locality Martigues, France [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140481 on 2026-10-11
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=140481 on 2026-10-11
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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original description Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1819). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome sixième, 1re partie, vi + 343 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47441
page(s): 126 [details] 

original description (of Mytilus galloprovincialis var. uncinata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1889) Bucquoy, E.; Dautzenberg, P.; Dollfus, G. (1887-1898). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome II. Pélécypodes. Paris, J.B. Baillière & fils; 884 p., 99 pl. [pp. 1-24, pl. 1-6, 1887; pp. 25-60, pl. 7-11, 1888; pp. 61-112, pl. 12-21, 1889; pp. 113-172, pl. 22-29, 1890; pp. 173-220, pl. 30-37, 1891; pp. 221-320, pl. 38-51, 1892; pp. 321-450, pl. 52-67, 1893; pp. 453-540, pl. 68-70, 1895; pp. 541-620, pl. 79-88, 1896; pp. 621-884, pl. 89-99, 1898]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58552309
page(s): 138 [details] 

original description (of Mytilus edulis diegensis Coe, 1945) Coe W.R. (1945). Nutrition and growth of the Californian bay-mussel (<i>Mytilus edulia diegensis</i>). <i>Journal of Experimental Zoology, Philadelphia 99</i>: 1-14
page(s): 1-14 [details] 

original description (of Mytilus succineus Danilo & Sandri, 1856) Danilo, F. & Sandri, G. B. (1856). Elenco nominale dei gasteropodi testacei marini raccolti nei dintorni di Zara. pp. 107-150, <i>In:</i> Programma dell'I.R. ginnasio completo di prima classe: in Zara alla fine dell'anno scolastico 1855-1856. Zara, Tipografia Governiale. , available online at https://books.google.es/books?id=_sJfAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA107
page(s): 10 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Mytilus dilatatus J. E. Gray, 1825) Gray, J. E. (1825). A list and description of some species of shells not taken notice of by Lamarck. <em>Annals of Philosophy.</em> new ser., 9(2): 134-140; 9(6): 407-415., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15880862
page(s): 139 [details] 

original description (of Mytilus hesperianus Lamarck, 1819) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1819). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome sixième, 1re partie, vi + 343 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47441
page(s): 127 [details] 

original description (of Mytilus glocinus Locard, 1889) Locard, A. (1889). Révision des espèces françaises appartenant au genre <i>Mytilus</i>. <em>Bulletin de la Société Malacologique de France.</em> 6: 83-164, pls 3-5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12243531
page(s): 107 [details] 

original description (of Mytilus pelecinus Locard, 1889) Locard, A. (1889). Révision des espèces françaises appartenant au genre <i>Mytilus</i>. <em>Bulletin de la Société Malacologique de France.</em> 6: 83-164, pls 3-5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12243531
page(s): 98 [details] 

original description (of Mytilus galloprovincialis var. trepida Milaschewitsch, 1916) Milaschewitch, K.O. (1916). Molluscs of Russian seas. Vol. I. Molluscs of the Black and Azov seas. Faune de la Russie et des pays limitrophes, 312 p. [????????? ?.?. 1916. ???????? ??????? ?????. ???. I. ???????? ??????? ? ????????? ?????. ????? ?????? ? ???????????? ?????, 312 ?.]. [In Russian]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12116351
page(s): 159 [details] 

original description (of Mytilus galloprovincialis var. frequens Milaschewitsch, 1909) Milaschewitsch K.O. (1909). Liste des mollusques, collectionnés durant l'expédition zoologique de Mr S. A. Zernov dans la partie N.-W. de la mer Noire à bord du bateau “Académicien Baer”. <em>Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie Imperiale des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg.</em> 14: 145-166., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9138760
page(s): 152 [details] 

original description (of Mytilus galloprovincialis var. herculea Monterosato, 1884) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1884). <i>Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee</i>. Virzi, printed for the author, Palermo, 152 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/109711
page(s): 9 [details] 

original description (of Mytilus galloprovincialis var. latissima Monterosato, 1884) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1884). <i>Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee</i>. Virzi, printed for the author, Palermo, 152 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/109711
page(s): 9 [details] 

original description (of Mytilus galloprovincialis var. falcata Monterosato, 1884) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1884). <i>Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee</i>. Virzi, printed for the author, Palermo, 152 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/109711
page(s): 9 [details] 

original description (of Mytilus galloprovincialis var. eduliformis Monterosato, 1891) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1891). Molluschi fossili quaternari di S. Flavia. <em>Il Naturalista Siciliano.</em> 10(5): 96-104 [February 1st, 1891], 10(6): 120–125 [March 1st, 1891]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11246197
page(s): 97, footnote [details] 

original description (of Mytilus orbicularis Pallary, 1903) Pallary, P. (1903). Addition à la faune conchyliologique de la Méditerranée. <em>Annales du Musée d'Histoire Naturelle de Marseillle. Zoologie.</em> 8: 4-16, pl. 1., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11900638 [details] 

original description (of Mytilus galloprovincialis var. angustata R. A. Philippi, 1836) Philippi, R. A. (1836). Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 1. xiv + 267 p., pls. 1-12. Sumptibus Simonis Schroppii et Sociorum. Berolini [Berlin]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46935803
page(s): 72; pl. 5 fig. 12 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Mytilus flavus Poli, 1795) Poli, J. X. (1795). <i>Testacea utriusque Siciliae eorumque historia et anatome tabulis aeneis illustrata</i>. Parma: Regio Typographeio. Vol. 2: i-xlix, [1-2], 75-264, pls 19-39. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44019644
page(s): 207; pl. 32 fig. 4 [details] 

original description (of Mytilus sagittatus Poli, 1795) Poli, J. X. (1795). <i>Testacea utriusque Siciliae eorumque historia et anatome tabulis aeneis illustrata</i>. Parma: Regio Typographeio. Vol. 2: i-xlix, [1-2], 75-264, pls 19-39. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44019644
page(s): 208; pl. 32 fig. 2-3 [details] 

context source (HKRMS) Britton, J. C. (1990). The intertidal crevice fauna of Tolo Channel and Harbour, New Territories, Hong Kong. <em>In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the Second International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China . The Marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern china II, Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.</em> 2: 803-835. [details] 

context source (Introduced species) Molnar, J.L., R.L. Gamboa, C. Revenga & M.D. Spalding. (2008). Assessing the global threat of invasive species to marine biodiversity. <em>Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.</em> 6(9): 485-492., available online at https://www.conservationgateway.org/ConservationPractices/Marine/Pages/marineinvasives.aspx [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] 

additional source Hayazake, E.; Tanabe, K. (1999). Early Larval Shell Development in Mytilid Bivalve Mytilus galloprovincialis. <em>Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan).</em> 58 (3): 119-127. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Hosomi, A. (1984). Ecological Studies on the Mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis (Lamarck)- III. Rise and Fall of Recruited Cohorts in Adult Mussel Bed. <em>VENUS (The Japanese Journals of Malacology).</em> 43(2):157-171. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Hosomi, A. (1985). On Several Fundamental Allometries of the Mussels, Mytilus galloprovincialis. <em>VENUS (The Japanese Journals of Malacology).</em> 44(3.) : 172-182. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Hosomi, A. (1985). On the Persistent Trend of Constant Biomass and the Constant Total Occupation Area of the Mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis (Lamarck). <em>VENUS (The Japanese Journals of Malacology).</em> 44(1): 33-48. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Hosomi, A. (1985). The Production, Daily Production, Biomass and Turn-over Rate of the Mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis. <em>VENUS (The Japanese Journals of Malacology).</em> 44(4):270--277. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Hosomi, A. (1987). On the Density Effeetin Populations of the Mussel,Mytilus galloprovincialis. <em>VENUS (The Japanese Journals of Malacology).</em> 46(2):116-126. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

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 Ieyama, H. ; Kameoka, O. ; Tan, T. ; Yamasaki, J. (1994). Chromosomes and Nuclear DNA Contents of Some Species in Mytilidae. <em>VENUS (The Japanese Journals of Malacology).</em> 53(4):327-331. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Ishida, S.; Iwasaki, K.; Kuwahara, Y. (2005). Initial Invasion History and Process of Range Extension of Mytilus galloprovincialis – Inferred from the Specimens Collected by T. Furukawa. <em>Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan).</em> 64 (3-4): 151-159. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Lubet P. (1959). Recherches sur le cycle sexuel et l'émission des gamètes chez les Mytilidés et les Pectinidés. <em>Revue des Travaux de l'Institut des Pêches Maritimes.</em> 23(3): 384-548., available online at http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/1959/publication-4507.pdf [details] 

additional source Rawson, P. D.; Joyner, K. L.; Meetze, K.; Hilbish, T. J. (1996). Evidence for intragenic recombination within a novel genetic marker that distinguishes mussels in the <i>Mytilus edulis</i> species complex. <em>Heredity.</em> 77(6): 599-607., available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1996.187 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Ubukata, T. (2000). Theoretical Morphology of Composite Prismatic, Fibrous Prismatic and Foliated Shell Microstructures in Bivalves. <em>Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan).</em> 59 (4): 297-305. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Valentich-Scott, P.; Coan, E. V.; Zelaya, D. (2020). <i>Bivalve seashells of western South America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Punta Aguja, Peru to Isla Chiloé, Chile</i>. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. vii + 593 pp.
page(s): 99, pl. 33 [details] 

additional source Zbawicka, M., Gardner, J.P.A. & Wenne, R. (2019). Cryptic diversity in smooth-shelled mussels on Southern Ocean islands: connectivity, hybridisation and a marine invasion. <em>Frontiers in Zoology.</em> 16 (32). 12 pp., available online at https://doi.org/10.1186/s12983-019-0332-y [details] 

identification resource Cosel, R. von; Gofas, S. (2019). <i>Marine bivalves of tropical West Africa: from Rio de Oro to southern Angola</i>. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum, Paris, IRD Éditions, Marseille (Faune et Flore tropicales, volume 48): 1-1104. , available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/fft48
page(s): 176-177 [details] 
 
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Type locality Martigues, France [details]
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Dutch diepwatermossel  [details]
English Mediterranean mussel  [details]
French moule de provence  [details]
German Mittelmeermiesmuschel  [details]
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland 
To Barcode of Life (599 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (147 publications) 
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) 
To Conchology (Mytilus galloprovincialis) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mytilus galloprovincialis) 
To FAO Cultured Aquatic species fact sheets 
To FAO Species fact sheets 
To GB Mollusca Types (Mytilus galloprovincialis var. herculea Monterosato, 1884; Syntype(s); NMINH:1887.267.2) (from synonym Mytilus galloprovincialis var. herculea Monterosato, 1884)
To GenBank (251340 nucleotides; 85657 proteins) 
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) 
To Global Invasive Species Database (GISD) 
To Malacopics (Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819 Bulgaria, Burgas, Dyuni, Marina Beach) 
To Malacopics (Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819 Bulgaria, Burgas, Dyuni, Marina Beach, in t... 
To Malacopics (Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819 Croatia, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija, Dub... 
To Malacopics (Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819 Greece, Voreio Aigaio, Lesvos, Kolpos Kallo... 
To Malacopics (Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819 Netherlands, Zeeland, Schouwen-Duiveland, W... 
To Malacopics (Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819 Norway, Nordland, Lofoten Islands, Vesteral... 
To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Mytilus edulis diegensis Holotype USNM 618884) (from synonym Mytilus edulis diegensis Coe, 1945)
To PESI (from synonym Mytilus glocinus Locard, 1889)
To PESI (from synonym Mytilus pelecinus Locard, 1889)
To PESI (from synonym Mytilus edulis zhurmunski [sic])
To PESI (from synonym Mytilus galloprovincialis var. trepida Milaschewitsch, 1916)
To PESI (from synonym Mytilus galloprovincialis var. frequens Milaschewitsch, 1909)
To PESI (from synonym Mytilus galloprovincialis var. herculea Monterosato, 1884)
To PESI (from synonym Mytilus galloprovincialis var. latissima Monterosato, 1884)
To PESI (from synonym Mytilus galloprovincialis var. falcata Monterosato, 1884)
To PESI (from synonym Mytilus galloprovincialis var. eduliformis Monterosato, 1891)
To PESI (from synonym Mytilus galloprovincialis var. angustata R. A. Philippi, 1836)
To PESI (from synonym Mytilus galloprovincialis var. uncinata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1889)
To PESI (from synonym Mytilus edulis diegensis Coe, 1945)
To PESI 
To PESI (from synonym Mytilus dilatatus J. E. Gray, 1825)
To PESI (from synonym Mytilus flavus Poli, 1795)
To PESI (from synonym Mytilus hesperianus Lamarck, 1819)
To PESI (from synonym Mytilus orbicularis Pallary, 1903)
To PESI (from synonym Mytilus sagittatus Poli, 1795)
To PESI (from synonym Mytilus succineus Danilo & Sandri, 1856)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Mytilus edulis diegensis Coe, 1945)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection 
To ITIS
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