Musculus (bivalve)

For the taxonomic homonym described by Mörch, 1853, see Tellina.

Musculus is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.^[2][3]

Musculus Temporal range: Middle Jurassic–present, 170.3–0 Ma[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Musculus niger – little black mussel
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Mytilida
Family:	Mytilidae
Genus:	Musculus Röding, 1798
Synonyms[2]
Lanistes Swainson, 1840 Lanistina Gray, 1847 Modiolarca J. E. Gray, 1842 Modiolaria Lovén, 1846 Ryenella C. A. Fleming, 1959

Species

There 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

Musculus subpictus

References

1. "Musculus Roding 1798". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
2. 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.
3. 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.