MUSSELpdb
Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater mussels
by Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater bivalves
by Family
Geography
Species Richness & Endemism of
freshwater mussels
by Geography
Data last updated
Fri 13 February 2026
Bivalvia | Mytilida | Mytiloidea | Mytilidae | Mytilus edulis
nominal species Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 = Mytilus edulis
Linnaeus, 1758. Syst. Nat. 1: 705.
Taxonomic Opinions
= Mytilus edulis (Linnaeus, 1758) — Wang et al., 2024: 83.
= Mytilus edulis — Klymus et al., 2020: 4.
= Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 — Combosch et al., 2017: Table 1.
= Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 — Bieler et al., 2014: Table 1.
= Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 — Huber, 2010: 108, fig..
= Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 — Rumi et al., 2008: 84.
= Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 — Scarabino, 2003: 232.
= Mytilus edulis — Stepien et al., 2003: 15.
= Mytilus edulis — Giribet & Wheeler, 2002: Table 2.
= Mytilus edulis L., 1758 — Zhadin, 1965: 302, fig. 334.
= Mytilus edulis Linn. — Hanley, 1843: 250.
= Mytilus edulis L., Lam. — Schlüter, 1838: 31.
= Mytilus edulis L. — Eichwald, 1838: 163.
= Mytilus edulis L. — Krynicki, 1837: 61.
= Mytilus edulis Linn. — Deshayes, 1832: 562.
= Mytilus edulis Donovan — Turton, 1807: 163.
