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Mytilidae Rafinesque, 1815

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  1. Subfamily Brachidontinae F. Nordsieck, 1969
    1. Genus Brachidontes Swainson, 1840
    2. Genus Geukensia Van de Poel, 1959
    3. Genus Ischadium Jukes-Browne, 1905
    4. Genus Mytilaster Monterosato, 1883
    5. Genus Brachiodontes [sic] accepted as Brachidontes Swainson, 1840 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
    6. Genus Brachydontes [sic] accepted as Brachidontes Swainson, 1840 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling, misspelling by J. E. Gray, 1847)
    7. Genus Brachyodon Jukes-Browne, 1905 accepted as Brachidontes Swainson, 1840 (unaccepted > unavailable name)
    8. Genus Brachyodontes Herrmannsen, 1846 accepted as Brachidontes Swainson, 1840 (unaccepted > unjustified emendation)
    9. Genus Hormomya Mörch, 1853 accepted as Brachidontes Swainson, 1840 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    10. Genus Mytilodonta Coen, 1935 accepted as Mytilaster Monterosato, 1883 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    11. Genus Scolimytilus Olsson, 1961 accepted as Brachidontes Swainson, 1840 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  2. Subfamily Crenellinae J. E. Gray, 1840
    1. Genus Arcoperna Conrad, 1865 †
    2. Genus Arcuatula Jousseaume, 1919
    3. Genus Arvella Scarlato, 1960
    4. Genus Choromytilus T. Soot-Ryen, 1952
    5. Genus Crenella T. Brown, 1827
    6. Genus Exosiperna Iredale, 1929
    7. Genus Musculus Röding, 1798
    8. Genus Mytella T. Soot-Ryen, 1955
    9. Genus Parabrachidontes K. S. Tan, S. H. M. Tan, Sanpanich, Duangdee & Ambarwati, 2024
    10. Genus Perna Philipsson, 1788
    11. Genus Rhomboidella Monterosato, 1884
    12. Genus Semimodiola Cossmann, 1887 †
    13. Genus Solamen Iredale, 1924
    14. Genus Vilasina Scarlato, 1960
    15. Genus Hippagus I. Lea, 1833 accepted as Crenella T. Brown, 1827 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    16. Genus Lamya T. Soot-Ryen, 1958 accepted as Arcuatula Jousseaume, 1919 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    17. Genus Lanistes Swainson, 1840 accepted as Musculus Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid: junior homonym of Lanistes Montfort, 1810 [Gastropoda])
    18. Genus Lanistina J. E. Gray, 1847 accepted as Musculus Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
    19. Genus Lanistria J. E. Gray, 1847 accepted as Lanistina J. E. Gray, 1847 accepted as Musculus Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
    20. Genus Megacrenella T. Habe & Ki. Ito, 1965 accepted as Solamen Iredale, 1924 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    21. Genus Modiolaria Lovén, 1846 accepted as Musculus Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
    22. Genus Musculista G. Yamamoto & T. Habe, 1958 accepted as Arcuatula Jousseaume, 1919 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    23. Genus Myoparo I. Lea, 1833 accepted as Crenella T. Brown, 1827 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    24. Genus Nuculocardia A. d'Orbigny, 1853 accepted as Crenella T. Brown, 1827 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    25. Genus Ryenella C. A. Fleming, 1959 accepted as Musculus (Modiolarca) J. E. Gray, 1842 represented as Musculus Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    26. Genus Stalagmium Conrad, 1833 † accepted as Crenella T. Brown, 1827 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  3. Subfamily Dacrydiinae Ockelmann, 1983
    1. Genus Dacrydium Torell, 1859
    2. Genus Dacridium [sic] accepted as Dacrydium Torell, 1859 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
    3. Genus Quendreda Soot-Ryen, 1955 accepted as Dacrydium (Quendreda) T. Soot-Ryen, 1955 accepted as Dacrydium Torell, 1859 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  4. Subfamily Lithophaginae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857
    1. Genus Lithophaga Röding, 1798
    2. Genus Lithodomus Cuvier, 1816 accepted as Lithophaga Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
    3. Genus Lithophagus [sic] accepted as Lithophaga Röding, 1798 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
    4. Genus Lythodomus [sic] accepted as Lithophaga Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  5. Subfamily Mytilinae Rafinesque, 1815
    1. Genus Adula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857
    2. Genus Crenomytilus T. Soot-Ryen, 1955
    3. Genus Dentimodiolus Iredale, 1939
    4. Genus Gregariella Monterosato, 1883
    5. Genus Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758
    6. Genus Praemytilus F. W. Anderson & L. R. Cox, 1948 †
    7. Genus Trichomya Ihering, 1900
    8. Genus Botulina Dall, 1889 accepted as Gregariella Monterosato, 1883 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    9. Genus Byssogerdius K.-S. Tan, S. H-N. Tan, Sanpanich, Duangdee & Ambarwati, 2021 accepted as Dentimodiolus Iredale, 1939 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
    10. Genus Eumytilus Ihering, 1900 accepted as Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
    11. Genus Mitylus [sic] accepted as Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
    12. Genus Modiolarca J. E. Gray, 1842 accepted as Musculus (Modiolarca) J. E. Gray, 1842 represented as Musculus Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    13. Genus Mytelus [sic] accepted as Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
    14. Genus Mytilites [sic] † accepted as Mytulites Schlotheim, 1813 † accepted as Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
    15. Genus Mytiloconcha Conrad, 1862 † accepted as Mytilus (Mytiloconcha) Conrad, 1862 † represented as Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    16. Genus Mytulites Schlotheim, 1813 † accepted as Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > unavailable name, ICZN Art. 20 discarding names formed with suffix "-ites" to denote fossils)
    17. Genus Mytulus [sic] accepted as Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
    18. Genus Pacifimytilus Kafanov, 1984 accepted as Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    19. Genus Plicatomytilus R. C. Allison & Addicott, 1976 † accepted as Mytilus (Plicatomytilus) R. C. Allison & Addicott, 1976 † represented as Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    20. Genus Propetilus Iredale, 1937 accepted as Gregariella Monterosato, 1883 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    21. Genus Tibialectus Iredale, 1939 accepted as Gregariella Monterosato, 1883 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    22. Genus Trichomusculus Iredale, 1924 accepted as Gregariella Monterosato, 1883 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  6. Subfamily Mytiliseptinae B. Morton, 2020
    1. Genus Austromytilus Laseron, 1956
    2. Genus Mytilisepta T. Habe, 1951
    3. Genus Perumytilus Olsson, 1961
    4. Genus Semimytilus T. Soot-Ryen, 1955
  7. Subfamily Septiferinae Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1979
    1. Genus Septifer Récluz, 1848
  8. Subfamily Xenomytilinae Squires & Saul, 2006 †
    1. Genus Lycettia L. R. Cox, 1937 †
    2. Genus Xenomytilus Squires & Saul, 2006 †
  9. Genus Mytilops J. Hall, 1883 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  10. Subfamily Adulinae Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1979 accepted as Mytilinae Rafinesque, 1815 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  11. Subfamily Arcuatulinae Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1979 accepted as Crenellinae J. E. Gray, 1840 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  12. Subfamily Lithodominae J. E. Gray, 1854 accepted as Lithophaginae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  13. Subfamily Musculinae Iredale, 1939 accepted as Mytilinae Rafinesque, 1815 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  14. Subfamily Mytiliseptiferinae accepted as Mytiliseptinae B. Morton, 2020 (incorrectly formed name)
  15. Subfamily Perninae Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1979 accepted as Mytilinae Rafinesque, 1815
  16. Subfamily Mytilidae incertae sedis (temporary name)
    1. Genus Admytilus Berezovsky, 2015 †
    2. Genus Amygdalum Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
    3. Genus Arcomytilus Agassiz, 1842 †
    4. Genus Assytilus Berezovsky, 2015 †
    5. Genus Aulacomya Mörch, 1853
    6. Genus Eyrena Ludbrook, 1966 †
    7. Genus Falcimytilus L. R. Cox, 1937 †
    8. Genus Inoperna Conrad, 1873 †
    9. Genus Lecompteus Van de Poel, 1959 †
    10. Genus Limnolycettia C. M. Kolesnikov, 1980 †
    11. Genus Mauricia G. D. Harris, 1919 †
    12. Genus Mysidioptera Salomon, 1895 †
    13. Genus Paramusculus Kadolsky, 1989 †
    14. Genus Porubites Řehoř, 1966 †
    15. Genus Promytilus Newell, 1942 †
    16. Genus Regulifer Fürsich & Werner, 1988 †
    17. Genus Rhynchomytilus Rollier, 1914 †
    18. Genus Samiolus Kiel & Taviani, 2017 †
    19. Genus Urumella Hayami & Kase, 1993
    20. Genus Volsellina Newell, 1942 †
    21. Genus Cuneolus Stephenson, 1941 † accepted as Lycettia L. R. Cox, 1937 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    22. Genus Modiella Monterosato, 1884 accepted as Amygdalum Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    23. Genus Mytilosootus Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992 † accepted as Modiomytilus M. Griffin, 1990 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    24. Genus Retites Řehoř, 1965 † accepted as Porubites Řehoř, 1966 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of Retites McCaleb, 1964 [Cephalopoda]; Porubites is a replacement name)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Mytilinae Rafinesque, 1815) Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). <i>Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés</i>. Published by the author, Palermo. 224 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48310197
page(s): 147; note: Original spelling (subfamily) Mytilidia. [details] OpenAccess publication
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Mytilidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=211 on 2026-08-22
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original description (of Mytilinae Rafinesque, 1815) Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). <i>Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés</i>. Published by the author, Palermo. 224 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48310197
page(s): 147; note: Original spelling (subfamily) Mytilidia. [details] OpenAccess publication

taxonomy source Kartavtsev, Y. P.; Masalkova, N. A.; Sharina, S. N.; Lutaenko, K. A. (2026). Molecular Phylogeny and Genetic Divergence of Mussels (Mollusca, Mytilidae) Based on the Sequences of Three Nuclear DNA Genes (18S rRNA, 28S rRNA, and Histone H3) and One mtDNA Gene (CO-1). <em>Journal of Shellfish Research.</em> 45(2): 255-269., available online at https://doi.org/10.2983/035.045.0203 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record Tan, K. S. & Tan, S. H. M. (2024). Tussles with mussels: Mytiloidean phylogeny revisited (Bivalvia: Pteriomorphia). <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 90(4): eyae039: 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyae039 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Gosling E. (editor) (1992). The mussel <i>Mytilus</i>: ecology, physiology, genetics and culture. <i>* Developments in Aquaculture and Fisheries Science, 25. Elsevier, Amsterdam. xiii + 589 pp.</i>: [details] 

additional source Lorion, J.; Kiel, S.; Faure, B.; Kawato, M.; Ho, S. Y. M.; Marshall, B. A.; Tsuchida, S.; Miyazaki, J.-I. & Fujiwara, Y. (2013). Adaptive radiation of chemosymbiotic deep-sea mussels. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society B.</em> 280: 20131243 (9 pp)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.1243 [details] 

additional source Morton B. (2015). Evolution and adaptive radiation in the Mytiloidea (Bivalvia): clues from the pericardial-posterior byssal retractor musculature complex. <em>Molluscan Research.</em> 35(4): 227-245., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/13235818.2015.1053167 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Soot-Ryen T. (1955). A report on the family Mytilidae. <em>Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions.</em> 20(1): 1-154 pls 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27912345 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

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] 
 
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