WoRMS taxon details

Musculus Röding, 1798

138225  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138225)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Bivalvia (Class)
  5. Autobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Pteriomorphia (Infraclass)
  7. Mytilida (Order)
  8. Mytiloidea (Superfamily)
  9. Mytilidae (Family)
  10. Crenellinae (Subfamily)
  11. Musculus (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Mytilus discors Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767) (type by subsequent designation)
Crenella (Modiolaria) Beck, 1838 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cypricardia (Modiolarca) J. E. Gray, 1842 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Lanistes Swainson, 1840 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lanistina J. E. Gray, 1847 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Modiola (Modiolarca) J. E. Gray, 1842 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Modiola (Modiolaria) Lovén, 1846 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Modiolarca J. E. Gray, 1842 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Modiolaria Lovén, 1846 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Modiolaria (Planimodiola) Cossmann, 1887 † · unaccepted > superseded combination
Modiolus (Modiolaria) Lovén, 1846 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Modiolus (Musculus) Röding, 1798 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Musculus (Modiolarca) J. E. Gray, 1842 · alternative representation
Musculus (Musculus) Röding, 1798 · alternative representation
Musculus (Planimodiola) Cossmann, 1887 † · alternative representation

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  1. Species Musculus alganus Laseron, 1956
  2. Species Musculus aviarius Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
  3. Species Musculus calceatus (Melvill & Standen, 1907)
  4. Species Musculus coenobitus (Vaillant, 1865)
  5. Species Musculus concinnus (Dunker, 1857)
  6. Species Musculus costulatus (Risso, 1826)
  7. Species Musculus cumingianus (Reeve, 1857)
  8. Species Musculus cupreus (A. Gould, 1861)
  9. Species Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767)
  10. Species Musculus glacialis (Leche, 1883)
  11. Species Musculus impactus (Hermann, 1782)
  12. Species Musculus impressus (Dall, 1907)
  13. Species Musculus imus (Bartsch, 1915)
  14. Species Musculus koreanus Ockelmann, 1983
  15. Species Musculus lateralis (Say, 1822)
  16. Species Musculus minutus Scarlato, 1960
  17. Species Musculus nana (Dunker, 1857)
  18. Species Musculus nanulus Thiele, 1930
  19. Species Musculus niger (J. E. Gray, 1824)
  20. Species Musculus nipponicus Okutani, 2005
  21. Species Musculus panhai Moolenbeek, 2009
  22. Species Musculus phenax Dall, 1915
  23. Species Musculus pusio (A. Adams, 1862)
  24. Species Musculus pygmaeus Glynn, 1964
  25. Species Musculus semiradiatus (Verco, 1908)
  26. Species Musculus subpictus (Cantraine, 1835)
  27. Species Musculus taylori (Dall, 1897)
  28. Species Musculus varicosus (A. Gould, 1861)
  29. Species Musculus viator (A. d'Orbigny, 1846)
  30. Species Musculus viridulus (H. Adams, 1871)
  31. Subgenus Musculus (Gregariella) Monterosato, 1884 accepted as Gregariella Monterosato, 1883
    1. Species Musculus (Gregariella) senhousia (W. H. Benson, 1842) accepted as Arcuatula senhousia (W. H. Benson, 1842) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  32. Subgenus Musculus (Musculista) G. Yamamoto & T. Habe, 1958 accepted as Arcuatula Jousseaume, 1919 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Musculus (Musculista) senhousia (W. H. Benson, 1842) accepted as Arcuatula senhousia (W. H. Benson, 1842) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  33. Subgenus Musculus (Propetilus) Iredale, 1937 accepted as Gregariella Monterosato, 1883
  34. Species Musculus chinensis F. R. Bernard, Cai & B. Morton, 1993 accepted as Musculus coenobitus (Vaillant, 1865)
  35. Species Musculus corrugatus (W. Stimpson, 1851) accepted as Musculus glacialis (Leche, 1883) (unaccepted > junior homonym, Based on a junior honomym Mytilus corrugatus Stimpson, 1851 non Brongniart, 1823)
  36. Species Musculus cultellus (Deshayes, 1839) accepted as Musculus niger (J. E. Gray, 1824)
  37. Species Musculus cuneatus (Gould, 1861) accepted as Musculus coenobitus (Vaillant, 1865)
  38. Species Musculus difficilis (Deshayes, 1863) accepted as Gregariella difficilis (Deshayes, 1863)
  39. Species Musculus filatovae Scarlato, 1955 accepted as Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  40. Species Musculus incurvatus Scarlato, 1960 accepted as Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  41. Species Musculus inflatus Thiele, 1930 accepted as Musculus impactus (Hermann, 1782) (junior subjective synonym)
  42. Species Musculus japonicus (Dunker, 1857) accepted as Arcuatula japonica (Dunker, 1857)
  43. Species Musculus laevigatus (J. E. Gray, 1824) accepted as Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  44. Species Musculus laysanus Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938 accepted as Musculus aviarius Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
  45. Species Musculus lebourae K. M. White, 1949 accepted as Musculus strigatus (Hanley, 1843) accepted as Mytella strigata (Hanley, 1843) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  46. Species Musculus marmoratus (Forbes, 1838) accepted as Musculus subpictus (Cantraine, 1835) (synonym)
  47. Species Musculus modulaides Röding, 1798 accepted as Modiolus modulaides (Röding, 1798) (original combination)
  48. Species Musculus modulus Röding, 1798 accepted as Modiolus modiolus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  49. Species Musculus molokaius Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938 accepted as Musculus aviarius Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
  50. Species Musculus nanus accepted as Musculus nana (Dunker, 1857) (misspelling)
  51. Species Musculus neglectus Kuroda, 1941 accepted as Musculus cupreus (A. Gould, 1861)
  52. Species Musculus nigra (J. E. Gray, 1824) accepted as Musculus niger (J. E. Gray, 1824) (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
  53. Species Musculus novaezeelandiae Röding, 1798 accepted as Musculus impactus (Hermann, 1782) (junior subjective synonym)
  54. Species Musculus nubilis Iredale, 1937 accepted as Gregariella nubilis (Iredale, 1937)
  55. Species Musculus oahuus Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938 accepted as Musculus aviarius Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
  56. Species Musculus olivaceus Dall, 1916 accepted as Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  57. Species Musculus pailolus Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938 accepted as Musculus aviarius Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
  58. Species Musculus papuanus Röding, 1798 accepted as Modiolus americanus Leach, 1815 (unaccepted > nomen oblitum)
  59. Species Musculus perfragilis (Dunker, 1857) accepted as Arcuatula perfragilis (Dunker, 1857)
  60. Species Musculus seminudus (Dall, 1897) accepted as Vilasina seminuda (Dall, 1897) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  61. Species Musculus senhousia (W. H. Benson, 1842) accepted as Arcuatula senhousia (W. H. Benson, 1842) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  62. Species Musculus strigatus (Hanley, 1843) accepted as Mytella strigata (Hanley, 1843) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  63. Species Musculus svecicus (O. Fabricius, 1788) accepted as Musculus niger (J. E. Gray, 1824) (unaccepted > nomen oblitum, declared nomen oblitum by Cosel et al. (2014))
  64. Species Musculus tumidus (Hanley, 1843) accepted as Musculus subpictus (Cantraine, 1835) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  65. Species Musculus ulmus Iredale, 1936 accepted as Musculus cumingianus (Reeve, 1857) (junior subjective synonym)
  66. Species Musculus vernicosus (Middendorff, 1849) accepted as Vilasina vernicosa (Middendorff, 1849) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  67. Species Musculus virgiliae Barnard, 1964 accepted as Brachidontes virgiliae (Barnard, 1964) (original combination)
  68. Subgenus Musculus (Modiolarca) J. E. Gray, 1842 represented as Musculus Röding, 1798
    1. Species Musculus (Modiolarca) impacta (Hermann, 1782) accepted as Musculus impactus (Hermann, 1782) (superseded combination)
  69. Subgenus Musculus (Musculus) Röding, 1798 represented as Musculus Röding, 1798
    1. Species Musculus (Musculus) corrugatus (W. Stimpson, 1851) accepted as Musculus glacialis (Leche, 1883) (unaccepted > unavailable name, Based on a junior hononym)
    2. Species Musculus (Musculus) discors (Linnaeus, 1767) accepted as Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    3. Species Musculus (Musculus) filatovae Scarlato, 1955 accepted as Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    4. Species Musculus (Musculus) incurvatus Scarlato, 1960 accepted as Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    5. Species Musculus (Musculus) koreanus Ockelmann, 1983 accepted as Musculus koreanus Ockelmann, 1983 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    6. Species Musculus (Musculus) niger (J. E. Gray, 1824) accepted as Musculus niger (J. E. Gray, 1824) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    7. Species Musculus (Musculus) nigra (J. E. Gray, 1824) accepted as Musculus niger (J. E. Gray, 1824) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    8. Species Musculus (Musculus) olivaceus Dall, 1916 accepted as Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    9. Species Musculus (Musculus) virgiliae Barnard, 1964 accepted as Brachidontes virgiliae (Barnard, 1964) (basionym)
    10. Species Musculus (Musculus) impressus (Dall, 1907) represented as Musculus impressus (Dall, 1907)
    11. Species Musculus (Musculus) minutus Scarlato, 1960 represented as Musculus minutus Scarlato, 1960
  70. Species Musculus compressus Röding, 1798 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
masculine
Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659
page(s): 157 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Musculus Röding, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138225 on 2025-07-09
Date
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
Gofas, Serge
2013-11-07 15:19:39Z
changed
Gofas, Serge
2018-03-23 21:34:07Z
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Gofas, Serge
2019-08-11 22:27:57Z
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Marshall, Bruce
2024-10-08 23:01:11Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2025-02-23 18:21:14Z
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Vinarski, Maxim

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Nomenclature

original description Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659
page(s): 157 [details] 

original description (of Modiolaria Lovén, 1846) Robert E. 1838. Zoologie et Medecine. <i>in:</i> Gaimard P. (ed.), Voyage en Islande et au Groënland pendant les années 1835 et 1836 sur la corvette La Recherche. vol. 7. Paris, Arthus Bertrand. [details] 

original description (of Modiolarca J. E. Gray, 1842) Gray, J. E. (1842). Molluscs. Pp. 48-92, in: <i>Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum</i>, edition 44. British Museum. London. iv + 308 p. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55295773
page(s): 92 [details] 

original description (of Modiolaria (Planimodiola) Cossmann, 1887 †) Cossmann, M. (1887). Catalogue illustré des coquilles fossiles de l'Éocène des environs de Paris. <em>Annales de la Société Royale Malacologique de Belgique.</em> 22: 3-214., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41213509
page(s): 155 [details] 

original description (of Ryenella C. A. Fleming, 1959) Fleming, C.A. (1959). Notes on New Zealand recent and Tertiary mussels (Mytilidae). <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand 87: 165–128.</em>
page(s): 172 [details] 

basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details] 

Other

additional source Scarlato, O. A. (1981). Двустворчатые моллюски умеренных вод северо-западной части Тихого океана. Bivalve molluscs of the temperate latitudes of the western part of the Pacific Ocean. <em>Определители по фауне СССР. Guides to the fauna of the USSR.</em> 126: Nauka, Leningrad, 479 pp.
page(s): 224 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

subsequent type designation Iredale, T. (1915). A commentary on Suter's Manual of the New Zealand Mollusca. <em>Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 47: 417-497., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3343255
page(s): 485 [details] 

 
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Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
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Unreviewed
Musculus discors
Musculus discors
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Musculus discors
Musculus discors
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Pelseneer (1911, pl. 05)
Pelseneer (1911, pl. 05)
Musculus discors
Musculus discors
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Musculus discors (small)
Musculus discors (small)
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Musculus discors
Musculus discors
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Musculus laevigatus
Musculus laevigatus
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