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Musculus Röding, 1798
138225 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138225)
accepted
Genus
Mytilus discors Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767) (type by subsequent designation)
Lanistes Swainson, 1840 (synonym)
Lanistina Gray, 1847 (synonym)
Modiolarca Gray, 1843 (synonym)
Modiolaria Beck in Robert, 1838 (synonym)
Musculus (Modiolarca) Gray, 1842· accepted, alternate representation
Musculus (Musculus) Röding, 1798· accepted, alternate representation
Musculus (Planimodiola) Cossmann, 1887 †· accepted, alternate representation
Musculus (Skarlatella) Glibert & van de Poe!, 1965 †· accepted, alternate representation
Species Musculus alganus Laseron, 1956
Species Musculus aviarius Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
Species Musculus calceatus (Melvill & Standen, 1907)
Species Musculus coenobitus (Vaillant, 1865)
Species Musculus concinnus (Dunker, 1857)
Species Musculus costulatus (Risso, 1826)
Species Musculus cumingianus (Reeve, 1857)
Species Musculus cupreus (A. A. Gould, 1861)
Species Musculus delicatula Fletcher, 1938 †
Species Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Musculus elongatus (Hutton, 1873) †
Species Musculus glacialis (Leche, 1883)
Species Musculus impactus (Hermann, 1782)
Species Musculus imus (Bartsch, 1915)
Species Musculus koreanus Ockelmann, 1983
Species Musculus lateralis (Say, 1822)
Species Musculus minutus Scarlato, 1960
Species Musculus nana (Dunker, 1857)
Species Musculus nanulus Thiele, 1930
Species Musculus niger (J.E. Gray, 1824)
Species Musculus nipponicus Okutani, 2005 ex Kuroda, ms.
Species Musculus panhai Moolenbeek, 2009
Species Musculus phenax Dall, 1915
Species Musculus pusio (A. Adams, 1862)
Species Musculus pygmaeus Glynn, 1964
Species Musculus semiradiatus (Verco, 1908)
Species Musculus subpictus (Cantraine, 1835)
Species Musculus taylori (Dall, 1897)
Species Musculus varicosus (Gould, 1861)
Species Musculus viator (d'Orbigny, 1842)
Species Musculus viridulus (H. Adams, 1871)
Species Musculus compressus Röding, 1798 (nomen dubium)
Subgenus Musculus (Modiolarca) Gray, 1842 represented as Musculus Röding, 1798
Subgenus Musculus (Skarlatella) Glibert & van de Poe!, 1965 † represented as Musculus Röding, 1798
Subgenus Musculus (Gregariella) Monterosato, 1884 accepted as Gregariella Monterosato, 1883
Subgenus Musculus (Propetilus) Iredale, 1937 accepted as Gregariella Monterosato, 1883
Species Musculus chinensis F.R. Bernard, Cai & B. Morton, 1993 accepted as Musculus coenobitus (Vaillant, 1865)
Species Musculus corrugatus (Stimpson, 1851) accepted as Musculus glacialis (Leche, 1883) (synonym)
Species Musculus cultellus (Deshayes, 1839) accepted as Musculus niger (J.E. Gray, 1824)
Species Musculus cuneatus (Gould, 1861) accepted as Musculus coenobitus (Vaillant, 1865)
Species Musculus difficilis (Deshayes, 1863) accepted as Gregariella difficilis (Deshayes, 1863)
Species Musculus filatovae Scarlato, 1955 accepted as Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Musculus incurvatus Scarlato, 1960 accepted as Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Musculus inflatus Thiele, 1930 accepted as Musculus impactus (Hermann, 1782)
Species Musculus japonicus (Dunker, 1857) accepted as Arcuatula japonica (Dunker, 1857)
Species Musculus laevigatus (J.E. Gray, 1824) accepted as Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Musculus laysanus Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938 accepted as Musculus aviarius Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
Species Musculus lebourae White, 1949 accepted as Musculus strigatus (Hanley, 1843) accepted as Mytella strigata (Hanley, 1843)
Species Musculus marmoratus (Forbes, 1838) accepted as Musculus subpictus (Cantraine, 1835) (synonym)
Species Musculus modulaides Röding, 1798 accepted as Modiolus modulaides (Röding, 1798) (original combination)
Species Musculus modulus Röding, 1798 accepted as Modiolus modiolus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Musculus molokaius Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938 accepted as Musculus aviarius Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
Species Musculus nanus accepted as Musculus nana (Dunker, 1857) (misspelling)
Species Musculus neglectus Kuroda, 1941 accepted as Musculus cupreus (A. A. Gould, 1861)
Species Musculus novaezeelandiae Röding, 1798 accepted as Musculus impactus (Hermann, 1782)
Species Musculus nubilis Iredale, 1937 accepted as Gregariella nubilis (Iredale, 1937)
Species Musculus oahuus Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938 accepted as Musculus aviarius Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
Species Musculus olivaceus Dall, 1916 accepted as Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Musculus pailolus Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938 accepted as Musculus aviarius Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
Species Musculus papuanus Röding, 1798 accepted as Modiolus americanus (Leach, 1815)
Species Musculus perfragilis (Dunker, 1857) accepted as Arcuatula perfragilis (Dunker, 1857)
Species Musculus senhousia (Benson in Cantor, 1842) accepted as Arcuatula senhousia (Benson, 1842)
Species Musculus strigatus (Hanley, 1843) accepted as Mytella strigata (Hanley, 1843)
Species Musculus svecicus (Fabricius, 1788) accepted as Musculus niger (J.E. Gray, 1824) (declared nomen oblitum by Cosel et al. (2014))
Species Musculus tumida (Hanley, 1843) accepted as Musculus subpictus (Cantraine, 1835)
Species Musculus ulmus Iredale, 1936 accepted as Musculus cumingianus (Reeve, 1857)
Species Musculus vernicosus (Middendorff, 1849) accepted as Vilasina vernicosa (Middendorff, 1849)
Species Musculus virgiliae Barnard, 1964 accepted as Brachidontes virgiliae (Barnard, 1964) (original combination)
Species Musculus aviarius Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
Species Musculus calceatus (Melvill & Standen, 1907)
Species Musculus coenobitus (Vaillant, 1865)
Species Musculus concinnus (Dunker, 1857)
Species Musculus costulatus (Risso, 1826)
Species Musculus cumingianus (Reeve, 1857)
Species Musculus cupreus (A. A. Gould, 1861)
Species Musculus delicatula Fletcher, 1938 †
Species Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Musculus elongatus (Hutton, 1873) †
Species Musculus glacialis (Leche, 1883)
Species Musculus impactus (Hermann, 1782)
Species Musculus imus (Bartsch, 1915)
Species Musculus koreanus Ockelmann, 1983
Species Musculus lateralis (Say, 1822)
Species Musculus minutus Scarlato, 1960
Species Musculus nana (Dunker, 1857)
Species Musculus nanulus Thiele, 1930
Species Musculus niger (J.E. Gray, 1824)
Species Musculus nipponicus Okutani, 2005 ex Kuroda, ms.
Species Musculus panhai Moolenbeek, 2009
Species Musculus phenax Dall, 1915
Species Musculus pusio (A. Adams, 1862)
Species Musculus pygmaeus Glynn, 1964
Species Musculus semiradiatus (Verco, 1908)
Species Musculus subpictus (Cantraine, 1835)
Species Musculus taylori (Dall, 1897)
Species Musculus varicosus (Gould, 1861)
Species Musculus viator (d'Orbigny, 1842)
Species Musculus viridulus (H. Adams, 1871)
Species Musculus compressus Röding, 1798 (nomen dubium)
Subgenus Musculus (Modiolarca) Gray, 1842 represented as Musculus Röding, 1798
» Species Musculus (Modiolarca) impacta (Hermann, 1782) accepted as Musculus impactus (Hermann, 1782)
Subgenus Musculus (Musculus) Röding, 1798 represented as Musculus Röding, 1798 » Species Musculus (Musculus) virgiliae Barnard, 1964 accepted as Brachidontes virgiliae (Barnard, 1964) (basionym)
Subgenus Musculus (Planimodiola) Cossmann, 1887 † represented as Musculus Röding, 1798Subgenus Musculus (Skarlatella) Glibert & van de Poe!, 1965 † represented as Musculus Röding, 1798
Subgenus Musculus (Gregariella) Monterosato, 1884 accepted as Gregariella Monterosato, 1883
Subgenus Musculus (Propetilus) Iredale, 1937 accepted as Gregariella Monterosato, 1883
Species Musculus chinensis F.R. Bernard, Cai & B. Morton, 1993 accepted as Musculus coenobitus (Vaillant, 1865)
Species Musculus corrugatus (Stimpson, 1851) accepted as Musculus glacialis (Leche, 1883) (synonym)
Species Musculus cultellus (Deshayes, 1839) accepted as Musculus niger (J.E. Gray, 1824)
Species Musculus cuneatus (Gould, 1861) accepted as Musculus coenobitus (Vaillant, 1865)
Species Musculus difficilis (Deshayes, 1863) accepted as Gregariella difficilis (Deshayes, 1863)
Species Musculus filatovae Scarlato, 1955 accepted as Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Musculus incurvatus Scarlato, 1960 accepted as Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Musculus inflatus Thiele, 1930 accepted as Musculus impactus (Hermann, 1782)
Species Musculus japonicus (Dunker, 1857) accepted as Arcuatula japonica (Dunker, 1857)
Species Musculus laevigatus (J.E. Gray, 1824) accepted as Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Musculus laysanus Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938 accepted as Musculus aviarius Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
Species Musculus lebourae White, 1949 accepted as Musculus strigatus (Hanley, 1843) accepted as Mytella strigata (Hanley, 1843)
Species Musculus marmoratus (Forbes, 1838) accepted as Musculus subpictus (Cantraine, 1835) (synonym)
Species Musculus modulaides Röding, 1798 accepted as Modiolus modulaides (Röding, 1798) (original combination)
Species Musculus modulus Röding, 1798 accepted as Modiolus modiolus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Musculus molokaius Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938 accepted as Musculus aviarius Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
Species Musculus nanus accepted as Musculus nana (Dunker, 1857) (misspelling)
Species Musculus neglectus Kuroda, 1941 accepted as Musculus cupreus (A. A. Gould, 1861)
Species Musculus novaezeelandiae Röding, 1798 accepted as Musculus impactus (Hermann, 1782)
Species Musculus nubilis Iredale, 1937 accepted as Gregariella nubilis (Iredale, 1937)
Species Musculus oahuus Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938 accepted as Musculus aviarius Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
Species Musculus olivaceus Dall, 1916 accepted as Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Musculus pailolus Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938 accepted as Musculus aviarius Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
Species Musculus papuanus Röding, 1798 accepted as Modiolus americanus (Leach, 1815)
Species Musculus perfragilis (Dunker, 1857) accepted as Arcuatula perfragilis (Dunker, 1857)
Species Musculus senhousia (Benson in Cantor, 1842) accepted as Arcuatula senhousia (Benson, 1842)
Species Musculus strigatus (Hanley, 1843) accepted as Mytella strigata (Hanley, 1843)
Species Musculus svecicus (Fabricius, 1788) accepted as Musculus niger (J.E. Gray, 1824) (declared nomen oblitum by Cosel et al. (2014))
Species Musculus tumida (Hanley, 1843) accepted as Musculus subpictus (Cantraine, 1835)
Species Musculus ulmus Iredale, 1936 accepted as Musculus cumingianus (Reeve, 1857)
Species Musculus vernicosus (Middendorff, 1849) accepted as Vilasina vernicosa (Middendorff, 1849)
Species Musculus virgiliae Barnard, 1964 accepted as Brachidontes virgiliae (Barnard, 1964) (original combination)
marine
Röding P.F. (1798). <i>Museum Boltenianum</i> 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]
page(s): 157 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Musculus Röding, 1798. Accessed at: http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138225 on 2021-04-13
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original description
Röding P.F. (1798). <i>Museum Boltenianum</i> 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 Beck in Robert, 1838) 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 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]
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]
page(s): 157 [details]
original description (of Modiolaria Beck in Robert, 1838) 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 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]
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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
