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Mytilidae Rafinesque, 1815

114458  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:114458)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Bivalvia (Class)
  5. Mytiloida (Order)
  6. Mytilidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Adipicola Dautzenberg, 1927
  2. Genus Admytilus Berezovsky, 2015 †
  3. Genus Adula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857
  4. Genus Amygdalum Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
  5. Genus Antetrichomya Iredale, 1951 †
  6. Genus Arcomytilus Agassiz in Sowerby, 1842-44 †
  7. Genus Arcoperna Conrad, 1865 †
  8. Genus Arcuatula Lamy, 1919
  9. Genus Arenifodiens Wilson, 2006
  10. Genus Arvella Bartsch in Scarlato, 1960
  11. Genus Assytilus Berezovsky, 2015 †
  12. Genus Aulacomya Mörch, 1853
  13. Genus Bathymodiolus Kenk & B. R. Wilson, 1985
  14. Genus Benthomodiolus Dell, 1987 †
  15. Genus Botula Mörch, 1853
  16. Genus Botulopsis Reis, 1926 †
  17. Genus Brachidontes Swainson, 1840
  18. Genus Byssogerdius Tan, Tan, Sanpanich, Duangdee & Ambarwati, 2021
  19. Genus Choromytilus Soot-Ryen, 1952
  20. Genus Ciboticola Iredale, 1939
  21. Genus Crenella T. Brown, 1827
  22. Genus Crenomytilus Soot-Ryen, 1955
  23. Genus Dacrydium Torell, 1859
  24. Genus Exosiperna Iredale, 1929
  25. Genus Falcimytilus Cox, 1937 †
  26. Genus Fungiacava T. F. Goreau, N. I. Goreau, Neumann & Yonge, 1968
  27. Genus Geukensia van de Poel, 1959
  28. Genus Gibbomodiola Sacco, 1898
  29. Genus Gigantidas Cosel & B. A. Marshall, 2003
  30. Genus Gregariella Monterosato, 1884
  31. Genus Habepegris F. R. Bernard, 1978
  32. Genus Hilgardella Stephenson, 1957 †
  33. Genus Idas Jeffreys, 1876
  34. Genus Inoperna Conrad in Kerr, 1875 †
  35. Genus Ischadium Jukes-Browne, 1905
  36. Genus Jolya Bourguignat, 1877
  37. Genus Lecompteus Van de Poel, 1959 †
  38. Genus Leiosolenus Carpenter, 1857
  39. Genus Limnoperna Rochebrune, 1882
  40. Genus Lioberus Dall, 1898
  41. Genus Lithodomina Waagen, 1881 †
  42. Genus Lithophaga Röding, 1798
  43. Genus Lycettia Cox, 1937 †
  44. Genus Modiolatus Jousseaume, 1893
  45. Genus Modiolula Sacco, 1897
  46. Genus Modiolus Lamarck, 1799
  47. Genus Musculus Röding, 1798
  48. Genus Mytella Soot-Ryen, 1955
  49. Genus Mytilaster Monterosato, 1884
  50. Genus Mytilisepta Habe, 1951
  51. Genus Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758
  52. Genus Nodomytilus Kauffman & Leanza, 2004 †
  53. Genus Nypamodiolus Lin, Xu, Kiel & Qiu, 2022
  54. Genus Parabrachidontes Tan, Tan, Sanpanich, Duangdee & Ambarwati, 2023
  55. Genus Perna Philipsson, 1788
  56. Genus Perumytilus Olsson, 1961
  57. Genus Phthonia Hall, 1869 †
  58. Genus Rhomboidella Monterosato, 1884
  59. Genus Samiolus Kiel & Taviani, 2017 †
  60. Genus Semimytilus Soot-Ryen, 1955
  61. Genus Septifer Récluz, 1848
  62. Genus Sinomytilus Thiele, 1934
  63. Genus Solamen Iredale, 1924
  64. Genus Stavelia Gray, 1858
  65. Genus Striomodiolus Badve & Nayak, 1984 †
  66. Genus Tamu Gustafson, Turner, Lutz & Vrijenhoek, 1998
  67. Genus Terua Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
  68. Genus Trichomya Ihering, 1900
  69. Genus Urumella Hayami & Kase, 1993
  70. Genus Vadumodiolus Altamia, Appiah-Madson, Falco Poulin, Huettel, Rubin-Blum, Dubilier, Gruber-Vodicka, Leisch & Distel, 2024
  71. Genus Vilasina Skarlato, 1960
  72. Genus Vulcanidas Cosel & B. A. Marshall, 2010
  73. Genus Xenomytilus Squires & Saul, 2006 †
  74. Genus Xenostrobus Wilson, 1967
  75. Genus Zelithophaga Finlay, 1926
  76. Genus Ablacomya Zittel, 1895 † (Misspelling)
  77. Genus Acromytilus Agassiz in Sowerby, 1842-44 † accepted as Arcomytilus Agassiz in Sowerby, 1842-44 †
  78. Genus Aeidimytilus Olsson, 1961 accepted as Brachidontes Swainson, 1840 (synonym)
  79. Genus Amigdalum Rovereto, 1898 accepted as Amygdalum Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
  80. Genus Arcuatula Soot-Ryen, 1955 † accepted as Geukensia van de Poel, 1959 (invalid: junior homonym of Arcuatula Jousseaume in Lamy, 1919; Geukensia is a replacement name)
  81. Genus Aulaeomya Martens, 1873 accepted as Aulacomya Mörch, 1853
  82. Genus Aulocomya Tryon, 1884 † (Misspelling)
  83. Genus Austromytilus Laseron, 1956 accepted as Brachidontes Swainson, 1840 (synonym)
  84. Genus Bithophagus Duarte, 1938 † accepted as Lithophaga Röding, 1798
  85. Genus Botulina Dall, 1889 accepted as Gregariella Monterosato, 1884 (synonym)
  86. Genus Botulopa Iredale, 1939 accepted as Botula Mörch, 1853 (synonym)
  87. Genus Brachydonta Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1890 accepted as Brachidontes Swainson, 1840
  88. Genus Brachydontes Gray, 1847 accepted as Brachidontes Swainson, 1840 (error pro Brachidontes Swainson, 1840)
  89. Genus Brachyodon Jukes-Browne, 1905 accepted as Brachidontes Swainson, 1840
  90. Genus Brachyodontes Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Brachidontes Swainson, 1840 (error for Brachidontes Swainson, 1840)
  91. Genus Branchydontes Carpenter, 1901 accepted as Brachidontes Swainson, 1840
  92. Genus Callistriche Meek, 1865 (Misspelling)
  93. Genus Callitriche Poli, 1791 accepted as Gibbomodiola Sacco, 1898
  94. Genus Callitrichus Deshayes, 1830 (Misspelling)
  95. Genus Caloromya Tryon, 1884 (Misspelling)
  96. Genus Cerenella Hall, 1867 accepted as Crenella T. Brown, 1827
  97. Genus Chloromya Mörch, 1853 accepted as Perna Philipsson, 1788 (junior objective synonym of Perna)
  98. Genus Chloromytilus accepted as Choromytilus Soot-Ryen, 1952 (misspelling)
  99. Genus Crassimytilus Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1979 accepted as Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
  100. Genus Dacridium Tryon, 1884 accepted as Dacrydium Torell, 1859
  101. Genus Dactylus Mörch, 1861 accepted as Leiosolenus Carpenter, 1857
  102. Genus Dentimodiolus Iredale, 1939 accepted as Brachidontes Swainson, 1840 (synonym)
  103. Genus Diberus Dall, 1898 accepted as Leiosolenus Carpenter, 1857
  104. Genus Doliolabis Iredale, 1939 accepted as Leiosolenus Carpenter, 1857
  105. Genus Eumodiolus Ihering, 1900 accepted as Modiolus Lamarck, 1799 (objective synonym of Modiolus)
  106. Genus Eumytilus Ihering, 1900 accepted as Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758 (junior objective synonym of Mytilus)
  107. Genus Exodiberus Iredale, 1939 accepted as Leiosolenus Carpenter, 1857
  108. Genus Fulgida Lamy, 1919 accepted as Lioberus Dall, 1898 (synonym)
  109. Genus Fungiacara accepted as Fungiacava T. F. Goreau, N. I. Goreau, Neumann & Yonge, 1968
  110. Genus Granulatus Wang, 1997 accepted as Lithophaga Röding, 1798
  111. Genus Gregoriella Crosse, 1883 accepted as Gregariella Monterosato, 1884
  112. Genus Hilgardia Stephenson, 1956 † accepted as Hilgardella Stephenson, 1957 †
  113. Genus Hippagus Lea, 1833 † accepted as Crenella T. Brown, 1827 (synonym)
  114. Genus Hormomya Mörch, 1853 accepted as Brachidontes Swainson, 1840 (synonym)
  115. Genus Horomya Coates, 1925 accepted as Hormomya Mörch, 1853 accepted as Brachidontes Swainson, 1840
  116. Genus Idasola Iredale, 1915 accepted as Idas Jeffreys, 1876 (Unnecessary replacement name for Idas Jeffreys, 1876)
  117. Genus Labis Dall, 1916 accepted as Leiosolenus Carpenter, 1857
  118. Genus Lamya Soot-Ryen, 1958 accepted as Arcuatula Lamy, 1919 (synonym)
  119. Genus Lanistes Swainson, 1840 accepted as Musculus Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  120. Genus Lanistina Gray, 1847 † accepted as Musculus Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  121. Genus Lihophagus Stoppani, 1865 † accepted as Lithophaga Röding, 1798
  122. Genus Liosolen Cossmann, 1914 accepted as Leiosolenus Carpenter, 1857
  123. Genus Liosolena Paetel, 1875 accepted as Leiosolenus Carpenter, 1857
  124. Genus Liosolenus Mörch, 1861 accepted as Leiosolenus Carpenter, 1857
  125. Genus Lithodoma Blainville, 1823 † accepted as Lithophaga Röding, 1798
  126. Genus Lithodomus Cuvier, 1816 accepted as Lithophaga Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  127. Genus Lithophagus Megerle, 1811 accepted as Lithophaga Röding, 1798 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
  128. Genus Lithotomus Nitzsche in Ersch & Gruber, 1825 † accepted as Lithophaga Röding, 1798
  129. Genus Lithotornus Schweigger, 1820 † accepted as Lithophaga Röding, 1798
  130. Genus Lythodomus d'Orbigny, 1850 † accepted as Lithophaga Röding, 1798
  131. Genus Madiola Fischer, 1888 (Misspelling)
  132. Genus Megacrenella Habe & Ito, 1965 accepted as Solamen Iredale, 1924 (synonym)
  133. Genus Miridas Iredale, 1939 accepted as Idas Jeffreys, 1876 (synonym)
  134. Genus Mitilus Corsi, 1900 † accepted as Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758
  135. Genus Mitylus d'Orbigny, 1850 † accepted as Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758
  136. Genus Modiella Monterosato, 1884 accepted as Amygdalum Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 (synonym)
  137. Genus Modiola Lamarck, 1801 accepted as Modiolus Lamarck, 1799
  138. Genus Modiolacea Liénard, 1877 accepted as Modiolaria Beck in Robert, 1838 accepted as Musculus Röding, 1798
  139. Genus Modiolarca Gray in Dieffenbach, 1843 accepted as Musculus Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  140. Genus Modiolarca Gray, 1842 accepted as Musculus Röding, 1798
  141. Genus Modiolaria Beck in Robert, 1838 accepted as Musculus Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  142. Genus Modiolla Stephanoff, 1932 (Misspelling)
  143. Genus Modiolotus Haas, 1912 accepted as Modiolatus Jousseaume, 1893
  144. Genus Modiolusia Yamamoto & Habe, 1958 accepted as Jolya Bourguignat, 1877 (synonym)
  145. Genus Musculista Yamamoto & Habe, 1958 accepted as Arcuatula Lamy, 1919 (synonym)
  146. Genus Myapalmula Iredale, 1939 accepted as Leiosolenus Carpenter, 1857
  147. Genus Myaparo Paetel, 1875 † (Misspelling)
  148. Genus Mylilus Röder, 1882 † accepted as Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758
  149. Genus Myoforceps P. Fischer, 1886 accepted as Leiosolenus Carpenter, 1857
  150. Genus Myopara Férussac, 1835 † (Misspelling)
  151. Genus Myoparo Lea, 1833 † accepted as Crenella T. Brown, 1827 (synonym)
  152. Genus Myrina H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 accepted as Adipicola Dautzenberg, 1927 (Invalid: junior homonym of Myrina Fabricius, 1807 [Lepidoptera]; Adipicola is a replacement name)
  153. Genus Myrinopsis F. Nordsieck, 1969 accepted as Idas Jeffreys, 1876 (synonym)
  154. Genus Myrtilus Loudon, 1844 † accepted as Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758
  155. Genus Mytelus Meek & Hayden, 1856 † accepted as Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758
  156. Genus Mythus de Serres, 1838 † accepted as Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758
  157. Genus Mytilas Mayer, 1872 † accepted as Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758
  158. Genus Mytiliconcha Conrad, 1862 (Misspelling)
  159. Genus Mytilis Whitelegge, 1889 † accepted as Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758
  160. Genus Mytillus Say, 1822 † accepted as Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758
  161. Genus Mytilodonta Coen, 1935 accepted as Mytilaster Monterosato, 1884
  162. Genus Mytulus Müller, 1780 † accepted as Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758
  163. Genus Notobotula Fleming, 1959 accepted as Modiolula Sacco, 1897
  164. Genus Nuculocardia d'Orbigny, 1853 accepted as Crenella T. Brown, 1827 (synonym)
  165. Genus Nudiola Monterosato, 1917 accepted as Gibbomodiola Sacco, 1898 (synonym)
  166. Genus Pacifimytilus Kafanov, 1984 accepted as Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
  167. Genus Perna H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 accepted as Modiolus Lamarck, 1799
  168. Genus Perna Oken, 1815 accepted as Lithophaga Röding, 1798
  169. Genus Persiaster Repin, 2008 † accepted as Mytilaster Monterosato, 1884
  170. Genus Phascolicama Gray, 1855 (Misspelling)
  171. Genus Propetilus Iredale, 1937 accepted as Gregariella Monterosato, 1884 (synonym)
  172. Genus Quendreda Iredale, 1936 accepted as Dacrydium Torell, 1859 (synonym)
  173. Genus Rupiphaga Olsson, 1961 † accepted as Lithophaga Röding, 1798
  174. Genus Ryenella Fleming, 1959 accepted as Musculus Röding, 1798
  175. Genus Salebrolabis Iredale, 1939 accepted as Leiosolenus Carpenter, 1857
  176. Genus Scolimytilus Olsson, 1961 † accepted as Brachidontes Swainson, 1840 (synonym)
  177. Genus Septiger Mörch, 1853 accepted as Septifer Récluz, 1848
  178. Genus Stalagmium Conrad, 1833 accepted as Crenella T. Brown, 1827 (synonym)
  179. Genus Stalagmum Conrad, 1865 (Misspelling)
  180. Genus Stalagnium Schaufuss, 1869 (Misspelling)
  181. Genus Striamodiolus † accepted as Striomodiolus Badve & Nayak, 1984 †
  182. Genus Stumpiella Soot-Ryen, 1955 accepted as Leiosolenus Carpenter, 1857
  183. Genus Tibialectus Iredale, 1939 accepted as Gregariella Monterosato, 1884 (synonym)
  184. Genus Trichomusculus Iredale, 1924 accepted as Gregariella Monterosato, 1884 (junior synonym)
  185. Genus Tumidimytilus Kafanov, 1984 † accepted as Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  186. Genus Vignadula Kuroda & Habe in Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971 accepted as Xenostrobus Wilson, 1967 (synonym)
  187. Genus Volsella Scopoli, 1777 accepted as Modiolus Lamarck, 1799 (invalid: suppressed by ICZN Opinion325)
  188. Genus Acroperna (uncertain, unassessed)
  189. Genus Aulacomya Steinmann, 1881 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  190. Genus Cuneolus Stephenson, 1941 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  191. Genus Eyrena Ludbrook, 1966 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  192. Genus Hormomosa (uncertain, unassessed)
  193. Genus Mytiloconcha Conrad, 1862 (uncertain, unassessed)
  194. Genus Mytilosootus Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  195. Genus Planctomya (uncertain, unassessed)
  196. Genus Smekhoviella Krishtofovich & Volobueva in Devjatilova and Volobueva, 1981 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  197. Genus Steinmannia Fischer, 1886 † (uncertain, unassessed)
marine
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2025). Mytilidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=114458 on 2026-02-01
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

basis of record WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Pteriomorphia (Subclass) > Isofilibranchia (Superorder) > Mytiloida (Order) > Mytilacea (Superfamily) > Mytilidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): M; stratigraphic range: Devonian (Frasnian)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]
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