Species Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, J.B. 1819. Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Paris : J.B. Lamarck Vol. 6(1) 343 pp. [Date published July 1819] [126].
Type data:
Holotype MNHN, Mediterranean, "près de Martigues, en Provence".
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Huber, M. 2010. Compendium of Bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (a full synonymy given of 13 synonyms)
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Mytilus (Mytilus) galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819.
- Mytilus edulis [Mytilus galloprovincialis is often misidentified as Mytilus edulis, which is a Northern hemisphere species]. —
Colgan, D.J. & Middelfart, P. 2011. Mytilus mitochondrial DNA haplotypes in southeastern Australia. Aquatic Biology 12: 47-53 (see for other references on Mytilus genetics)
Introduction
Genetic studies suggest that Southern Hemiphere mussels of the genus Mytilus include an old endemic lineage represented by Mytilus planulatus and more recent invasive genetic elements derived from Northern Hemisphere elements, including M. galloprovincialis and M. edulus. The characterisation of the group in Australia is not yet resolved; see Colgan & Middelfart (2011).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
South America, Atlantic, Mediterreanean. Introduced to several other localities around the world
Introduced from South America or Atlantic, Mediterreanean.
IMCRA
Macquarie Island Province (24), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth: intertidal.
General References
Beu, A.G. 2004. Marine Mollusca of oxygen isotope stages of the last 2 million years in New Zealand. Part 1: Revised generic positions and recognition of warm-water and cool-water migrants. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 34(2): 111-265 [147, 148]
Colgan, D.J. & Middelfart, P. 2011. Mytilus mitochondrial DNA haplotypes in southeastern Australia. Aquatic Biology 12: 47-53 [47-53]
Gosling, E. 1992. The mussel Mytilus; ecology, physiology, genetics and culture. Amsterdam : Elsevier Vol. 25 589 pp. [15] (General reference; Taxonomy; distribution; ecology)
Hockey, P.A.R. & Van Erkom Schurink, C. 1992. The invasive biology of the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis on the southern African coast. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 48(1): 123-139 [123] (Biology and ecology)
Kilburn, R.N. 2002. Mollusca Database for South Africa. (General reference)
Lamy, E. 1937. Révision des Mytilidae vivantes du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. Journal de Conchyliologie 81: 5-71, 99-132, 169-197 [93] (General reference)
Seed, R. 1992. Systematics, evolution and distribution of mussels belonging to the genus Mytilus: an overview. American Malacological Bulletin 9: 123-137 [131] (Distribution)
Valentich-Scott, P. 2003. A taxonomic, distributional and bibliographic checklist on Hong Kong marine bivalve molluscs and research published on them from 1971-2000. pp. 259-310 in Morton, B. (ed). Perspectives on Marine Enivornmental Change in Hong Kong and Southern China, 1977-2001: Proceedings of an International Workshop Reunion Conference, Hong Kong, October 2001 (Hong Kong Culture and Society). USA : University of Wasington Press. [268] (General reference)
Van Erkom Schurink, C. & Griffiths, C.L. 1990. Marine mussels of southern Africa - their distribution patterns, standing stocks, exploitation and culture. Journal of Shellfish Research 9(1): 75-85 [75] (Distribution)
Van Erkom Schurink, C. & Griffiths, C.L. 1991. A comparison of reproductive cycles and reproductive output in four southern African mussel species. Marine Ecology Progress Series 76(2): 123-134 [123] (Biology and ecology)
Viard, F., Delay, B., Coustau, C. & Renard, F. 1994. Evolution of the genetic structure of bivalve cohorts at hybridization sites of the Mytilus edulis - M. galloprovincialis complex. Marine Biology, Berlin 119: 535-539 [535] (Phylogeny)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-Aug-2023 | BIVALVIA | 22-Aug-2023 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 31-Aug-2012 | 31-Aug-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 28-Sep-2010 | 27-Sep-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 22-Sep-2010 | 22-Sep-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 19-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED |