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Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758

Common mussel

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Mytilus edulis

Concarneau Bay, France, 3 meters, 2005, WBN

Mytilus edulis

Concarneau Bay, France, intertidal zone, 2010, WBN

Classification

Source : World Register of Marine Species
Biota (Monde)
Animalia (Règne)
Mollusca (Embranchement)
Bivalvia (Classe)
Autobranchia (Sous-classe)
Pteriomorphia (Infra-classe)
Mytilida (Ordre)
Mytiloidea (Super-famille)
Mytilidae (Famille)
Mytilinae (Sous-famille)
Mytilus (Genre)
Mytilus edulis (Espèce)

Authors

Text : © 2006 - 2026.

Photos : © Wilfried Bay-Nouailhat. Published with his kind permission.

Image satellite: © Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community.

Données de distribution : Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 in GBIF Secretariat (2019). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-09-05.

Guide des Anthozoaires

Classification

Source : World Register of Marine Species


Biota (Monde)
Animalia (Règne)
Mollusca (Embranchement)
Bivalvia (Classe)
Autobranchia (Sous-classe)
Pteriomorphia (Infra-classe)
Mytilida (Ordre)
Mytiloidea (Super-famille)
Mytilidae (Famille)
Mytilinae (Sous-famille)
Mytilus (Genre)
Mytilus edulis (Espèce)

Guide des Tuniciers

Authors

Text : © 2006 - 2026.

Photos : © Wilfried Bay-Nouailhat. Published with his kind permission.

How to cite this page

En cours de rédaction, June 2006, Description de Mytilus edulis, [En ligne] https://www.mer-littoral.org/uk/14/mytilus-edulis.php, consultée le 5 septembre 2026.

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