Species Mytilus planulatus Lamarck, 1819
Blue Sea Mussel, Edible Mussel
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Mytilus planulatus Lamarck, J.B. 1819. Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Paris : J.B. Lamarck Vol. 6(1) 343 pp. [Date published July 1819] [125].
Type data:
Status unknown, King georges Sound, WA. - Mytilus ungularis Lamarck, J.B. 1819. Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Paris : J.B. Lamarck Vol. 6(1) 343 pp. [Date published July 1819] [125].
Type data:
Status unknown, Indian Ocean. - Mytilus corneus Lamarck, J.B. 1819. Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Paris : J.B. Lamarck Vol. 6(1) 343 pp. [Date published July 1819] [126].
- Mytilus angustanus Lamarck, J.B. 1819. Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Paris : J.B. Lamarck Vol. 6(1) 343 pp. [Date published July 1819] [126].
- Mytilus lacunatus Lamarck, J.B. 1819. Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Paris : J.B. Lamarck Vol. 6(1) 343 pp. [Date published July 1819] [128].
- Mytilus obscurus Dunker, W. 1857. Mytilacea nova collectionis Cumingianae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 24(1856): 358-366 [May 8 1857] [360].
- Mytilus tasmanicus Tenison-Woods, J.E. 1876. Description of new Tasmanian shells. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1875: 131–159 [Date published 21 Mar 1876] [161].
- Mytilus paetelianus Clessin, S. 1889. Mytilacea. In, Küster, H.C., Martini, F.W. & Chemnitz, J.H. (eds). Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet. Nürnberg : Bauer & Raspe Vol. 8, Part 3. [78, pl. 23, figs 3, 4].
- Mytilus aoteanus Powell, A.W.B. 1958. Mollusca of the Kermadec Islands. Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 5(1 & 2): 65-85 [87, pl. 12, fig. 5].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Mytilus edulus planulatus Auctt. [misidentification].
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
New Zealand;South Isl, Chile & Argentina (Magellan strait)
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Transition (30), 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
Occurs in masses on jetty pilings or on rocks; form dense beds on sandy flats.
General References
Allen, F.E. 1955. Identity of breeding temperatures in Southern and Northern Hemisphere species of Mytilus (Lamellibranchia). Pacific Science 9: 107-109 [107] (distrbution)
Colgan, D.J. & Middelfart, P. 2011. Mytilus mitochondrial DNA haplotypes in southeastern Australia. Aquatic Biology 12: 47-53 [47-53]
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1–109 [13]
Knudsen, J. 1980. Mytilus edulis L. (Bivalvia) recorded from South Africa. Steenstrupia 6(5): 21-26 [24] (as Mytilus edulis planatus)
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [76]
Ludbrook, N.H. 1984. Quaternary molluscs of South Australia. South Australian Department of Mines and Energy, Handbook 9: 1-327 [148, figs 36a, b, pl. 3d]
Pritchard, G.B. & Gatliff, J.H. 1904. Catalogue of the Marine Shells of Victoria. Part VIII. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria n.s. 17(1): 220-266 [246]
Seed, R. 1992. Systematics, evolution and distribution of mussels belonging to the genus Mytilus: an overview. American Malacological Bulletin 9: 123-137 [123] (distribution)
Wilson, B.R. & Hodgkin, E.P. 1967. A comparative account of the reproductive cycles of five species of marine mussels (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) in the vicinity of Fremantle, Western Australia. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 18(2): 175-204 [176] (distrbution, ecology)
Wisely, B. 1964. Aspects of reproduction, settling and growth in the mussel Mytilus edulis planulatus Lamarck. Journal of the Malacological Society of Australasia 1(8): 25-30 [25] (distribution)
Common Name References
Coleman, N. 1981. What shell is that? Sydney : Lansdowne Press, Sydney 308 pp. [248] (for Mytilus edulis planulatus) (Edible Mussel)
Wilson, B. 2002. A handbook to Australian seashells on seashores east to west and north to south. Sydney : Reed New Holland 185 pp. [32, pl. 33C] (Blue Sea Mussel)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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22-Aug-2023 | BIVALVIA | 22-Aug-2023 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
31-Aug-2012 | 31-Aug-2012 | MOVED | ||
22-Sep-2010 | 22-Sep-2010 | MOVED | ||
27-May-2013 | 20-Sep-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
11-Aug-2010 | MODIFIED |