Musculus is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.[2][3]
| Musculus Temporal range: Middle Jurassic–present,
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| Musculus niger – little black mussel | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Mytilida |
| Family: | Mytilidae |
| Genus: | Musculus Röding, 1798 |
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Species
editThere are 30 extant species:[2]
- Musculus alganus Laseron, 1956
- Musculus aviarius Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
- Musculus calceatus (Melvill & Standen, 1907)
- Musculus coenobitus (Vaillant, 1865)
- Musculus concinnus (Dunker, 1857)
- Musculus costulatus (Risso, 1826)
- Musculus cumingianus (Reeve, 1857)
- Musculus cupreus (A. Gould, 1861)
- Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767) – discord mussel
- Musculus glacialis (Leche, 1883)
- Musculus impactus (Hermann, 1782)
- Musculus imus (Bartsch, 1915)
- Musculus koreanus Ockelmann, 1983
- Musculus lateralis (Say, 1822) – lateral mussel
- Musculus minutus Scarlato, 1960
- Musculus nana (Dunker, 1857)
- Musculus nanulus Thiele, 1930
- Musculus niger (J. E. Gray, 1824) – little black mussel
- Musculus nipponicus Okutani, 2005
- Musculus panhai Moolenbeek, 2009
- Musculus phenax Dall, 1915
- Musculus pusio (A. Adams, 1862)
- Musculus pygmaeus Glynn, 1964
- Musculus semiradiatus (Verco, 1908)
- Musculus strigatus (Hanley, 1843)
- Musculus subpictus (Cantraine, 1835)
- Musculus taylori (Dall, 1897)
- Musculus varicosus (A. Gould, 1861)
- Musculus viator (A. d'Orbigny, 1842)
- Musculus viridulus (H. Adams, 1871)
There are also a large number of species only know from the fossil record,[1][2] including the following:[1]
- †Musculus somaliensis Cox, 1935
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Musculus Roding 1798". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2024). "Musculus Röding, 1798". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 18–19.
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