Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819
(Mediterranean Mussel)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMytilus galloprovincialis (Mediterranean Mussel)
GenusMytilus (true mussels)
FamilyMYTILIDAE (a family of molluscs)
SuperfamilyMYTILOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
OrderMYTILOIDA (an order of molluscs)
SubclassPTERIOMORPHIA (fan mussels)
ClassBIVALVIA (bivalves)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Mytilus galloprovincialis (Mediterranean Mussel) :
1: Mytilus galloprovincialis (Mediterranean Mussel)
19 Mar 2008 OSGR: SW86 50° 30’ N, 5° 0’ W Vice County: West Cornwall (VC 1) England
Dead, (mostly drilled) large paired shells washed up on beach, mostly on lower shore
Image 1: Left shell - hinge and umbo - close-upImage 2: Left shell - inner surface - pale backgroundImage 3: Left shell - outer surface - pale backgroundImage 4: Right shell - hinge and umbo - close-upImage 5: Right shell - inner surface - pale backgroundImage 6: Right shell - outer surface - pale backgroundImage 7: Shell - opened - inner surfaces - pale backgroundImage 8: Shell - opened - outer surfaces - pale backgroundImage 9: Shell - opened - outer surfaces - pale background (2)Image 10: Shell - opened - outer surfaces - pale background (3)Image 11: Shells - gape and outer surface views - pale backgroundImage 12: Shells - hinge views - pale backgroundImage 13: Left shell - umbonal crenulations - close-up - enlargedImage 14: Right shell - umbonal crenulations - close-up - enlarged

Mytilus galloprovincialis (Mediterranean Mussel) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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