Mytilidae

Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker, 1857)

Limnoperna fortunei, the golden mussel, is an invasive freshwater filter-feeding bivalve that spreads globally and has mixed ecosystem impacts.

Arcuatula senhousia (W.H.Benson, 1842)

Arcuatula senhousia, the Asian date mussel, is a small mussel native to the Western Pacific that became invasive across many global regions.

Brachidontes pharaonis (P.Fischer, 1870)

Brachidontes pharaonis is a small invasive intertidal bivalve with dark shells that forms dense beds on hard substrates.

Geukensia demissa (Dillwyn, 1817)

Geukensia demissa, the ribbed mussel, is a salt marsh-dwelling North Atlantic true mussel species with historical human use for jewelry.

Geukensia granosissima (G.B.Sowerby Iii, 1914)

Geukensia granosissima, the southern ribbed mussel, is a 10 cm shell species native to the western Atlantic from Florida to the Caribbean.

Ischadium recurvum (Rafinesque, 1820)

Ischadium recurvum, the hooked or bent mussel, is a mytilid mussel dependent on oyster beds along the North American Atlantic coast.

Perumytilus purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819)

Perumytilus purpuratus is the only species in the monotypic bivalve genus Perumytilus, found in Southern America.

Mytilaster lineatus (Gmelin, 1791)

Mytilaster lineatus is a marine mussel species native to European waters and introduced to the Caspian Sea.

Lithophaga lithophaga (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lithophaga lithophaga is a slow-growing rock-boring bivalve harvested as a Mediterranean cuisine delicacy.

Modiolus modiolus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Modiolus modiolus is a large mussel found across northern Atlantic and Pacific coastal waters, forming cold-water mussel reefs.

Modiolus capax Conrad, 1837

Modiolus capax, the fat horsemussel, is a marine bivalve with variable shell forms found along the eastern Pacific coast.

Modiolus americanus Leach, 1815

Modiolus americanus (tulip mussel) is a Mytilidae bivalve found from North Carolina to the West Indies on the North American Atlantic coast.

Modiolus areolatus (Gould, 1850)

Modiolus areolatus (bearded horse mussel) is a New Zealand mytilid bivalve mollusc with a typical 90 mm shell.

Modiolus barbatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Modiolus barbatus, the bearded horse mussel, is an edible marine mussel found across parts of the northeastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.

Musculus impactus (Hermann, 1782)

Musculus impactus is a marine bivalve mussel species found in waters off Australia and New Zealand.

Mytilus californianus Conrad, 1837

Mytilus californianus, the California mussel, is a common rocky intertidal bivalve harvested historically and currently by humans.

Mytilus planulatus Lamarck, 1819

Mytilus planulatus is the only native mussel species of Australia, also native to New Zealand, living only in marine saltwater.

Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819

Mytilus galloprovincialis is a widespread mussel used as a bioindicator for studying global climate change impacts.

Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758

Mytilus edulis (blue mussel) is a common edible, ecologically important intertidal mussel in decline from stressors like ocean acidification.

Mytilus trossulus A.Gould, 1850

Mytilus trossulus is a medium-sized edible Northern Hemisphere marine bivalve mussel native mainly to Northern Pacific coasts.

Mytilus chilensis Hupé, 1854

Mytilus chilensis (Chilean blue mussel) is a genetically distinct blue mussel native to Chilean coasts.

Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758)

Perna perna, the brown mussel, is a marine bivalve native to Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean tropical and subtropical regions.

Perna viridis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Perna viridis, the Asian green mussel, is an Indo-Pacific mussel that is often invasive outside its native range.

Perna canaliculus (Gmelin, 1791)

Perna canaliculus, the New Zealand green-lipped mussel, is an economically important shellfish studied for potential inflammatory and joint benefits.