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Taxonomy
Mytilus californianus was named by Conrad (1837). It is extant.
It was recombined as Mytilus (Mytilus) californianus by Moore (1983).
It was recombined as Mytilus (Mytilus) californianus by Moore (1983).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. acutefinitus, M. acutefinitus, M. aequalis, M. aequalus, M. albensis, M. almerae, M. antiquorum, M. aquitanicus, M. avirostrum, M. bathonicus, M. bellus, M. beyrichi, M. canoasenis, M. canoasensis, M. carteroni, M. chohi, M. cloacinus, M. condecoratus, M. conradiana, M. conradianus, M. coruscus, M. couloni, M. crassitesta, M. cuvieri, M. dubisiensis, M. edulis, M. edulis, M. edulis, M. edulus, M. enuiformis, M. euglyphus, M. euiformis, M. faujasi, M. fittoni, M. furanuiensis, M. gillieroni, M. hamatoides, M. hasta, M. heranius, M. incrassata, M. incurvus, M. kewi, M. krishtofovichae, M. lanceolatus, M. lepsii, M. liasinus, M. mathewssonii, M. matronensis, M. michaillensis, M. michelini, M. minimus, M. miocenum, M. mirabilis, M. mitchelli, M. montmollini, M. morrisi, M. nasutus, M. nicobarius, M. nigeriensis, M. nitidulus, M. nummuliticus, M. ovatus, M. peregrinus, M. planulatus, M. planus, M. punctus, M. rissoi, M. rusticus, M. saidi, M. salevensis, M. sanctae-crucis, M. scalprum, M. seranensis, M. simoni, M. stoppani, M. strigillatus, M. sublineatus, M. subreniformis, M. sulmensis, M. tenuiformis, M. tomlini, M. tornacensis, M. trapeza, M. trigonus, M. varians, M. whitei, M. yokoyamai, M. aquitanicus, M. haidingeri, M. primulus, M. sublaevis, M. incurvus, M. matthewsonii, M. devjatilovae, M. folioformis, M. littoralis, M. miocenum, M. napanensis, M. pilvoensis, M. podkagernensis, M. shunbetsuensis, M. tener, M. tenuiformis, M. tigilensis, M. tochilnensis, M. pernoides, M. sowerbyanus, M. kamtschaticus
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1837 | Mytilus californianus Conrad |
| 1959 | Mytilus californianus Addicott and Emerson p. 17 |
| 1964 | Mytilus californianus Faustman p. 117 |
| 1983 | Mytilus (Mytilus) californianus Moore pp. A61 - A62 figs. Plate 13, figures 15, 16 |
| 2000 | Mytilus californianus Coan et al. p. 157 |
| 2012 | Mytilus californianus Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 119 |
| 2021 | Mytilus californianus Hendy |
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Mytilus californianus Conrad 1837 [California mussel]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Collections (56 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gelasian | USA (California) | Mytilus californianus (214277) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | Mytilus californianus (223075) | |
| Pleistocene | Mexico (Baja California) | Mytilus californianus (96590 96592 96593 96594) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (California) | Mytilus californianus (240573 240574 240577) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (Oregon) | Mytilus californianus (71142) | |
| Quaternary | USA (California) | Mytilus californianus (37937 37938 37939 37940 37941 37943 37944 37945 37946 37947 37948) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | USA (California) | Mytilus californianus (138723 222998) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | Mytilus californianus (59063 96555 160361 219029 219030 223042 223044 223068 226458 240593 240594 240613 240620 240621 240639 240643 240644 240645 240646 240647 240648 240650 240651 240655) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Mexico | Mytilus californianus (67613 67641 67642 67643 226464 226467) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Mexico (Baja California) | Mytilus californianus (96591) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Mexico (Baja California) | Mytilus californianus (191984) | |
| Holocene | USA (California) | Mytilus californianus (239418) |