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Mytilus galloprovincialis

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Mytilus galloprovincialis was named by Lamarck (1819) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene-Recent; Europe.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Mytilus edulis galloprovincialis by Wood (1879).

Synonyms
  • Mytilus hesperianus was named by Lamarck (1819) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene-Recent; Mediterranean]. It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Mytilus galloprovincialis by Sabelli (1990) and Vervoenen et al. (2000).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1819Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck
1819Mytilus hesperianus Lamarck
1819Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck p. 46
1850Mytilus hesperianus Wood p. 55
1879Mytilus edulis galloprovincialis Wood p. 42
2000Mytilus galloprovincialis Vervoenen et al. p. 75
2004Mytilus galloprovincialis Spencer et al.
2005Mytilus galloprovincialis Schneider et al. p. 114

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
MytilomorphiFerussac 1822
orderMytilida(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyMytiloideaRafinesque 1815
familyMytilidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMytilinaeRafinesque 1815
genusMytilusLinnaeus 1758
speciesgalloprovincialisLamarck 1819

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Invalid names: Mytilus hesperianus Lamarck 1819 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Composition 2: low Mg calciteg
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Adult height: 10 to < 100f
Thickness: intermediatef
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanic, brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 05:20:55
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:24:48
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 7.24600 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Mytilus galloprovincialis (70864)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Mytilus hesperianus (84992)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Morocco Mytilus galloprovincialis (127581)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain Mytilus galloprovincialis (90036 96706)