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Common Mussel

Mytilus edulis Linnaeus 1758

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Mytilus edulis Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from EOL Mollusca Patch
Mytilus angulatus Riedel 1932
Species recognized by GBIF classification
Mytilus edulis
Species recognized by White Sea Species List, United Kingdom Species List, South Atlantic Species List, Gulf of Bothnia Species List, North Pacific Species List, South Pacific Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Sea Species List, Celtic Sea Species List, Norwegian Sea Species List, Greenland Sea Species List, Irish Sea Species List, Kattegat Species List, Skagerrak Species List, English Channel Species List, Gulf of Finland Species List, Bristol Channel Species List, Black Sea Species List, Adriatic Sea Species List, Balearic Sea Species List, Ionian Sea Species List, Ligurian Sea Species List, Tyrrhenian Sea Species List, Kara Sea Species List, Barents Sea Species List, Davis Strait Species List, Hudson Bay Species List, Baffin Bay Species List, Beaufort Sea Species List, Chukchi Sea Species List, Bay of Bengal Species List, Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Species, Gulf of Mexico Species List, Bay of Fundy Species List, Gulf of St Lawrence Species List, Labrador Sea Species List, Philippine Sea Species List, Yellow Sea Species List, Sea of Japan Species List, Sea of Okhostk Species List, Bering Sea Species List, Gulf of Alaska Species List, Rio de la Plata Species List, Tasman Sea Species List, The Netherlands Species List, South Africa Species List, Sweden Species List, Switzerland Species List, Ukraine Species List, Delete- old US Species List, Uruguay Species List, Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic, New Zealand Species List, Poland Species List, Portugal Species List, Romania Species List, Isle of Man Species List, Ireland Species List, Italy Species List, Luxembourg Species List, Mauritania Species List, Kyrgyzstan Species List, Mexico Species List, Guernsey Species List, Falkland Islands Species List, Faroe Islands Species List, France Species List, Finland Species List, Estonia Species List, Germany Species List, Greece Species List, Iceland Species List, Belgium Species List, Bulgaria Species List, Chile Species List, Bass Strait Species List, Bay of Biscay Species List, Bailiwick of Jersey Species List, Algeria Species List, Argentina Species List, Australia Species List, Denmark Species List, Gibraltar Species List, Norway Species List, Barcode of Life Data Systems, BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK, Egg Characteristics and Breeding Season for Woods Hole Species, Canada Species List, Greenland Species List, Japan Species List, Russia Species List, Protists in Singapore, Malta Species List, Alboran Sea Species List, and Wikidata
Mytilus edulis
Recognized by Flickr BHL, iNaturalist, Body mass bivalves, marine ecology literature, FAO Fishery Statistics, McClain Bivalve Sizes, marine ecology lit v4, Furui 2020, and marine ecology lit v5
Mytilus edulis L. 1758
Species recognized by Femorale and Shelled animal body mass
Mytilus edulis Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by GBIF classification and World Register of Marine Species
Mytilus edulis Linnaeus 1758
Recognized by Arctic Register of Marine Species, NMNH Invertebrate Zoology, OBIS environmental data records, Thailand Species List, and EOL staff
Mytilus angulatus
Species recognized by PBDB in DwCA
Mytilus edulis
Species recognized by United States Species List, PBDB in DwCA, Global Biotic Interactions, and Wikimedia Commons
Mytilus edulis
Recognized by Flickr Group
Mytilus edulis Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by TreatmentBank
Mytilus ungulatus
Species recognized by United States Species List
Mytilus ungulatus Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by TreatmentBank

Alternative Names

Mytilus (Mytilus) edulis
Recombined according to PBDB in DwCA

Common Names

English

Edible mussel
prefer
Recognized by Egg Characteristics and Breeding Season for Woods Hole Species
Common mussel preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
bay mussel
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
blue mussel
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
common blue mussel
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
common mussel
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
edible blue mussel
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Arabic

بلح البحر الأزرق preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Basque

muskuilu preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
Muskuilu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Bulgarian

синя морска мида preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Catalan; Valencian

musclo preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Chinese

紫殼菜蛤 preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
食用殼菜蛤
prefer
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata

Czech

slávka jedlá preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Danish

blåmusling preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
Blåmusling preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Dutch; Flemish

Mossel preferred
Recognized by wikipedia 日本語 and Wikidata
blauwe mossel
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
eetbare mossel
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
gewone mossel
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
mossel
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species (prefers this name)

Esperanto

Mitulo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Estonian

söödav rannakarp preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Faroese

Kræklingur preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Finnish

Sinisimpukka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

French

moule comestible preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
moule commun
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
moule commune preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species and Wikidata

German

Gemeine Miesmuschel preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species and Wikidata
Miesmuschel
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
essbare Miesmuschel
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Μύδι Ατλαντικού preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Hungarian

ehető kékkagyló preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Icelandic

Kræklingur preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Ido

Muslo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Indonesian

Kupang preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Japanese

ムラサキイガイ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020
ヨーロッパイガイ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Korean

섭조개 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Ligurian

Musculu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Malayalam

കല്ലുമ്മക്കായ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

North Frisian

Hees preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Norwegian

blåskjel preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
blåskjell preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species and Wikidata
Blåskjel preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Persian

صدف کبود preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Polish

omułek jadalny preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Portuguese

mexilhao preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
Mexilhão preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Russian

midiya preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
Мидия съедобная preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Spanish; Castilian

mejillón preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species and Wikidata

Swedish

blåmussla preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
Blåmussla preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Turkish

Mavi midye preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Ukrainian

Мідія їстівна preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Vietnamese

Trai xanh preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Vls

Mussel preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Yue

藍青口 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Zh Tw

紫殼菜蛤 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata
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Curated hierarchies for Mytilus edulis Linnaeus 1758

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Spiralia
Mollusca
Bivalvia Linnaeus 1758
Autobranchia Grobben 1894
Pteriomorphia Beurlen 1944
Mytilida Férussac 1822
Mytilidae
Mytilus Linnaeus 1758
Mytilus edulis Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Mytilus californianus Conrad 1837
Mytilus chilensis Hupé 1854
Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck 1819
Mytilus planulatus Lamarck 1819
Mytilus platensis d'Orbigny 1842
Mytilus trossulus Gould 1850
Mytilus unguiculatus Valenciennes 1858
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