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Mytilus californianus Conrad, 1837
367837 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:367837)
accepted
Species
Mytilus californicus [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Mytilus canalis Lamarck, 1819 · unaccepted
Mytilus edulis f. giganteus von Nordmann, 1862 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mytilus giganteus von Nordmann, 1862 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mytilus zonarius Lamarck, 1819 · unaccepted
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Conrad, T. A. (1837). Description of new marine shells, from Upper California. Collected by Thomas Nuttall, Esq. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 227-268, pls 17-20., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24676893
page(s): 242, pl. 18 fig. 15. [details]
page(s): 242, pl. 18 fig. 15. [details]
Nomenclature Based on strict priority, Huber (2010) restored the name Mytilus zonarius as a senior synonym of M. californianus. However,...
Nomenclature Based on strict priority, Huber (2010) restored the name Mytilus zonarius as a senior synonym of M. californianus. However, the name californianus had been universally used as the valid name, whereas there are only a handful of references that use the name zonarius based on Huber's authority. For stability, the name californianus should be conserved, either through application of ICZN Art. 23.9 or through petition to the ICZN. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mytilus californianus Conrad, 1837. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=367837 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Conrad, T. A. (1837). Description of new marine shells, from Upper California. Collected by Thomas Nuttall, Esq. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 227-268, pls 17-20., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24676893
page(s): 242, pl. 18 fig. 15. [details]
original description (of Mytilus zonarius Lamarck, 1819) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1819). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome sixième, 1re partie, vi + 343 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47441
page(s): 123 [details]
original description (of Mytilus canalis Lamarck, 1819) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1819). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome sixième, 1re partie, vi + 343 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47441 [details]
original description (of Mytilus edulis f. giganteus von Nordmann, 1862) Nordmann A. von. (1862). Notiz ueber eine Rieseform der Miesmuschel aus den Russich-Amerikanischen Besitzung, Mytilus edulis, forma gigantea. <em>Bulletin de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou.</em> 35: 410-426, pl. 10-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44517997
page(s): 422, pl. 11, fig. 1, 2; pl. 12, fig. 1, 2 [details]
additional source Keep, J. (1891). Mollusks of the San Francisco markets. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 4(9): 97-100., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12596720
page(s): 100 [details]
additional source Ubukata, T. (2000). Theoretical Morphology of Composite Prismatic, Fibrous Prismatic and Foliated Shell Microstructures in Bivalves. <em>Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan).</em> 59 (4): 297-305. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Richards, O. W. (1928). The growth of the mussel <i>Mytilus californianus</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 41(3): 99-101., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8519830 [details]
additional source Meyer, K. F. (1929). Mussel poisoning in California. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 42(3): 100-101., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8518885 [details]
additional source Heath, H. (1929). Poisonous mussels. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 42(4): 139-140., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8518926 [details]
additional source Aguilar Rosas, L. E. ; Bertsch, H. ; Pacheco Ruiz, I. (1988). Distribution and Abundance of the Mussel Mytilus californianus along the Pacific Coast of Baja California,Mexico. <em>VENUS (The Japanese Journals of Malacology).</em> 47 (1): 62-70. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Young, R. T. (1951). Another <i>Mytilus</i> hermaphrodite. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 64(3): 105., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8524372 [details]
redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
status source Huber M. (2015). <i>Compendium of Bivalves 2. A Full-Color Guide to the Remaining Seven Families. A Systematic Listing of 8,500 Bivalve Species and 10,500 Synonyms.</i> ConchBooks, Harxheim, Germany,. 901 pp. + 1 CD-ROM (containing chapters 5 and 6.461) [Tellinidae by Huber, Langleit & Kreipl, pp. 167-297]. [details]
page(s): 242, pl. 18 fig. 15. [details]
original description (of Mytilus zonarius Lamarck, 1819) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1819). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome sixième, 1re partie, vi + 343 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47441
page(s): 123 [details]
original description (of Mytilus canalis Lamarck, 1819) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1819). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome sixième, 1re partie, vi + 343 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47441 [details]
original description (of Mytilus edulis f. giganteus von Nordmann, 1862) Nordmann A. von. (1862). Notiz ueber eine Rieseform der Miesmuschel aus den Russich-Amerikanischen Besitzung, Mytilus edulis, forma gigantea. <em>Bulletin de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou.</em> 35: 410-426, pl. 10-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44517997
page(s): 422, pl. 11, fig. 1, 2; pl. 12, fig. 1, 2 [details]
additional source Keep, J. (1891). Mollusks of the San Francisco markets. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 4(9): 97-100., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12596720
page(s): 100 [details]
additional source Ubukata, T. (2000). Theoretical Morphology of Composite Prismatic, Fibrous Prismatic and Foliated Shell Microstructures in Bivalves. <em>Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan).</em> 59 (4): 297-305. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Richards, O. W. (1928). The growth of the mussel <i>Mytilus californianus</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 41(3): 99-101., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8519830 [details]
additional source Meyer, K. F. (1929). Mussel poisoning in California. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 42(3): 100-101., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8518885 [details]
additional source Heath, H. (1929). Poisonous mussels. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 42(4): 139-140., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8518926 [details]
additional source Aguilar Rosas, L. E. ; Bertsch, H. ; Pacheco Ruiz, I. (1988). Distribution and Abundance of the Mussel Mytilus californianus along the Pacific Coast of Baja California,Mexico. <em>VENUS (The Japanese Journals of Malacology).</em> 47 (1): 62-70. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Young, R. T. (1951). Another <i>Mytilus</i> hermaphrodite. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 64(3): 105., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8524372 [details]
redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
status source Huber M. (2015). <i>Compendium of Bivalves 2. A Full-Color Guide to the Remaining Seven Families. A Systematic Listing of 8,500 Bivalve Species and 10,500 Synonyms.</i> ConchBooks, Harxheim, Germany,. 901 pp. + 1 CD-ROM (containing chapters 5 and 6.461) [Tellinidae by Huber, Langleit & Kreipl, pp. 167-297]. [details]
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Nomenclature Based on strict priority, Huber (2010) restored the name Mytilus zonarius as a senior synonym of M. californianus. However, the name californianus had been universally used as the valid name, whereas there are only a handful of references that use the name zonarius based on Huber's authority. For stability, the name californianus should be conserved, either through application of ICZN Art. 23.9 or through petition to the ICZN. [details]
To Conchology (Mytilus californianus)
To Malacopics (Mytilus californianus Conrad, 1837 United States, California, San Diego Co., La Jolla, low tide level attached to rocks, collected April 1975, ex coll. W.J.H. Onverwagt)
To ITIS
To Malacopics (Mytilus californianus Conrad, 1837 United States, California, San Diego Co., La Jolla, low tide level attached to rocks, collected April 1975, ex coll. W.J.H. Onverwagt)
To ITIS
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