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Mytilus californianus

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Mytilus californianus was named by Conrad (1837). It is extant.

It was recombined as Mytilus (Mytilus) californianus by Moore (1983).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Mytilus californianus Conrad
1959Mytilus californianus Addicott and Emerson p. 17
1964Mytilus californianus Faustman p. 117
1983Mytilus (Mytilus) californianus Moore pp. A61 - A62 figs. Plate 13, figures 15, 16
2000Mytilus californianus Coan et al. p. 157
2012Mytilus californianus Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 119
2021Mytilus californianus Hendy

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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
speciescalifornianusConrad 1837

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available