Muscheln

Echte Miesmuschel
(Mytilus edulis)

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MYTILOIDA

MYTILIDAE

Wissenschaftlicher Name:

Mytilus edulis (LINNAEUS, 1758)

Synonyme:

Mytilus abbreviatus (Lamarck, 1819), Mytilus borealis (Lamarck, 1819), Mytilus edulis pusillus (Macgillivray, 1843), Mytilus elegans (Brown, 1827), Mytilus grunerianus (Dunker, 1853), Mytilus minganensis (Mighels, 1844), Mytilus notatus (DeKay, 1843), Mytilus pellucidus (Pennant, 1777), Mytilus retusus (Lamarck, 1819), Mytilus subsaxatilis (Williamson, 1834), Mytilus ungulatus (Linnaeus, 1758), Mytilus variabilis (Fischer von Waldheim, 1807), Mytilus vulgaris (da Costa, 1778), Perna ungulina (Philipsson, 1788)

Allgemeine Informationen

Namen:	Gemeine Miesmuschel, Echte Miesmuschel (D), Common mussel, Blue mussel (UK), Moule comestible, Moule commun, Mossel
Vorkommen:	Nord- und Ostsee, Atlantik
Lebensraum:	in Tiefen bis 50 m
Größe:	10 cm

Beschreibung

Arten der Gattung Mytilus

Mytilus chilensis (Hupé in Gay, 1854)
Mytilus coruscus (Gould, 1861)
Mytilus crista
Mytilus desolationis (Lamy, 1936)
Mytilus edulis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mytilus elongatus (Chemnitz in Schröter, 1788)
Mytilus galloprovincialis (Lamarck, 1819)
Mytilus lithophagus
Mytilus perna (Linnaeus)
Mytilus planulatus (Lamarck, 1819)
Mytilus platensis (d'Orbigny, 1842)
Mytilus polymorphus
Mytilus trossulus (Gould, 1850)
Mytilus zonarius (Lamarck, 1819)
Mytilus abbreviatus Lamarck, 1819 --> Mytilus edulis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mytilus achatinus Lamarck, 1819 --> Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mytilus adamsianus Dunker, 1857 --> Brachidontes adamsianus (Dunker, 1857)
Mytilus afer Gmelin, 1791 --> Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mytilus africanus Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 --> Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mytilus alacorvi Dillwyn, 1817 --> Electroma alacorvi (Dillwyn, 1817)
Mytilus albus Molina, 1782 --> Choromytilus chorus (Molina, 1782)
Mytilus algosus Gould, 1850 --> Semimytilus algosus (Gould, 1850)
Mytilus ambiguus Dillwyn, 1817 --> Rocellaria dubia (Pennant, 1777)
Mytilus americanus d'Orbigny, 1846 --> Aulacomya atra (Molina, 1782)
Mytilus americanus Recluz, 1858 --> Mytilopsis leucophaeata (Conrad, 1831)
Mytilus andersoni Martens, 1887 --> Ciboticola andersoni (Martens, 1887)
Mytilus angustanus Lamarck, 1819 --> Mytilus planulatus Lamarck, 1819
Mytilus angustanus Reeve, 1858 --> Semimytilus algosus (Gould, 1850)
Mytilus aoteanus Powell, 1958 --> Mytilus planulatus Lamarck, 1819
Mytilus arabicus Jousseaume in Lamy, 1919 --> Brachidontes ustulatus (Lamarck, 1819)
Mytilus arborescens Dillwyn, 1817 --> Amygdalum dendriticum Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
Mytilus arca Kickx, 1834 --> Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771)
Mytilus arcuatus Clessin, 1887 --> Brachidontes granulatus (Hanley, 1843)
Mytilus areolatus Gould, 1850 --> Modiolus areolatus (Gould, 1850)
Mytilus aristatus Dillwyn, 1817 --> Leiosolenus aristatus (Dillwyn, 1817)
Mytilus ater Zelebor in Dunker & Zelebor, 1866 --> Limnoperna pulex (Lamarck, 1819)
Mytilus ater Molina, 1782 --> Aulacomya atra (Molina, 1782)
Mytilus atratus Lischke, 1871 --> Limnoperna atrata (Lischke, 1871)
Mytilus atropurpureus Dunker, 1857 --> Brachidontes niger (Gmelin, 1791)
Mytilus avicular Holten, 1802 --> Pteria avicular (Holten, 1802)
Mytilus baldi Brusina, 1865 --> Mytilaster lineatus (Gmelin, 1791)
Mytilus barbatus Linnaeus, 1758 --> Modiolus barbatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mytilus biceps Menke, 1848 --> Brachidontes exustus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mytilus bicolor Bruguière, 1792 --> Mytella bicolor (Bruguière, 1792)
Mytilus bifurcata Conrad, 1837 --> Mytilisepta bifurcata (Conrad, 1837)
Mytilus bifurcatus Dautzenberg, 1896 --> Brachidontes purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819)
Mytilus bilocularis Linnaeus, 1758 --> Septifer bilocularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mytilus blondeli Monterosato, 1872 --> Mytilaster minimus (Poli, 1795)
Mytilus boeckii Mörch, 1874 --> Brachidontes granulatus (Hanley, 1843)
Mytilus borealis Lamarck, 1819 --> Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
Mytilus californianus Conrad, 1837 --> Mytilus zonarius Lamarck, 1819
Mytilus californicus Clessin, 1887 --> Mytilus zonarius Lamarck, 1819
Mytilus canalicula Gmelin, 1791 --> Perna canalicula (Gmelin, 1791)
Mytilus canaliculatus Gray in Dieffenbach, 1843 --> Perna canalicula (Gmelin, 1791)
Mytilus canaliculus Dall, 1876 --> Mytilus desolationis Lamy, 1936
Mytilus canalis Lamarck, 1819 --> Mytilus zonarius Lamarck, 1819
Mytilus capensis Dunker, 1846 --> Aulacomya capensis (Dunker, 1846)
Mytilus carolinensis Conrad, 1837 --> Ischadium recurvum (Rafinesque, 1820)
Mytilus castaneus Lightfoot, 1786 --> Arenifodiens vagina (Lamarck, 1819)
Mytilus castaneus Wood, 1828 --> Arenifodiens vagina (Lamarck, 1819)
Mytilus cavolini Scacchi, 1833 --> Gibbomodiola adriatica (Lamarck, 1819)
Mytilus charpentieri Dunker, 1853 --> Brachidontes puniceus (Gmelin, 1791)
Mytilus charruana d'Orbigny, 1842 --> Mytella charruana d'Orbigny, 1842
Mytilus chemnitzii Férussac, 1835 --> Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771)
Mytilus chenuanus d'Orbigny, 1846 --> Gregariella chenui (Récluz, 1842)
Mytilus chenui Récluz, 1842 --> Gregariella chenui (Récluz, 1842)
Mytilus chorus Molina, 1782 --> Choromytilus chorus (Molina, 1782)
Mytilus cinnamomea Gmelin, 1791 --> Botula cinnamomea (Gmelin, 1791)
Mytilus citrinus Röding, 1798 --> Brachidontes modiolus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Mytilus cochleatus Kickx, 1835 --> Mytilopsis leucophaeata (Conrad, 1831)
Mytilus coenobitus Vaillant, 1865 --> Musculus coenobitus (Vaillant, 1865)
Mytilus compressus Reeve, 1858 --> Choromytilus chorus (Molina, 1782)
Mytilus confusus Dillwyn, 1817 --> Mytilaster lineatus (Gmelin, 1791)
Mytilus coralliophaga Gmelin, 1791 --> Gregariella coralliophaga (Gmelin, 1791)
Mytilus corneus Lamarck, 1819 --> Mytilus planulatus Lamarck, 1819
Mytilus corrugatus Stimpson, 1851 --> Musculus glacialis (Leche, 1883)
Mytilus crassitesta Lischke, 1868 --> Mytilus coruscus Gould, 1861
Mytilus crassus Tenison-Woods, 1877 --> Limnoperna pulex (Lamarck, 1819)
Mytilus crebristriatus Conrad, 1837 --> Brachidontes crebristriatus (Conrad, 1837)
Mytilus crenatus Lamarck, 1819 --> Aulacomya atra (Molina, 1782)
Mytilus crispus Cantraine, 1835 --> Mytilaster lineatus (Gmelin, 1791)
Mytilus cubitus Say, 1822 --> Brachidontes modiolus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Mytilus cumingianus Reeve, 1858 --> Septifer zeteki Hertlein & Strong, 1946
Mytilus cuneiformis Reeve, 1857 --> Semimytilus algosus (Gould, 1850)
Mytilus curtus Pennant, 1777 --> Modiolus modiolus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mytilus curvatus Dunker, 1857 --> Brachidontes mutabilis (Gould, 1861)
Mytilus curviroster Schröter, 1787 --> Leiosolenus aristatus (Dillwyn, 1817)
Mytilus curvirostrus da Costa, 1778 --> Modiolus modiolus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mytilus cylindraceus Marion, 1887 --> Mytilaster marioni (Locard, 1889)
Mytilus cylindraceus Réquien, 1848 --> Mytilaster minimus (Poli, 1795)
Mytilus dactyliformis Hupé in Gay, 1854 --> Semimytilus algosus (Gould, 1850)
Mytilus darwinianus d'Orbigny, 1842 --> Brachidontes darwinianus (d'Orbigny, 1842)
Mytilus decussata Montagu, 1808 --> Crenella decussata (Montagu, 1808)
Mytilus decussatus Lamarck, 1819 --> Aulacomya atra (Molina, 1782)
Mytilus demissa Dillwyn, 1817 --> Geukensia demissa (Dillwyn, 1817)
Mytilus dilatatus Gray, 1825 --> Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819
Mytilus diluculum Mörch, 1874 --> Aulacomya atra (Molina, 1782)
Mytilus discors Linnaeus, 1767 --> Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767)
Mytilus discrepans Montagu, 1803 --> Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767)
Mytilus divaricatus Gould, 1850 --> Aulacomya maoriana (Iredale, 1915)
Mytilus domingensis Lamarck, 1819 --> Brachidontes exustus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mytilus dunkeri Reeve, 1857 --> Crenomytilus grayanus (Dunker, 1853)
Mytilus dunkeri Angas, 1867 --> Mytilus planulatus Lamarck, 1819
Mytilus durus Lightfoot, 1786 --> Perna canalicula (Gmelin, 1791)
Mytilus eduliformis d'Orbigny, 1842 --> Mytilus platensis d'Orbigny, 1842
Mytilus elegans Brown, 1827 --> Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
Mytilus elongatus Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 --> Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mytilus erosus Lamarck, 1819 --> Brachidontes erosus (Lamarck, 1819)
Mytilus exiguus Dunker, 1875 --> Mytilaster solisianus (d'Orbigny, 1842)
Mytilus exilis Philippi, 1847 --> Brachidontes purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819)
Mytilus exustus Linnaeus, 1758 --> Brachidontes exustus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mytilus faba Müller, 1776 --> Arvella faba (Müller, 1776)
Mytilus falcatus d'Orbigny, 1846 --> Mytella charruana d'Orbigny, 1842
Mytilus ficus Dall, 1909 --> Mytilus trossulus Gould, 1850
Mytilus fischerianus Tapparone-Canefri, 1874 --> Mytilus chilensis Hupé in Gay, 1854
Mytilus flabellatus Gould, 1850 --> Modiolus rectus (Conrad, 1837)
Mytilus flavus Poli, 1795 --> Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819
Mytilus fluvis Gray, 1825 --> Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771)
Mytilus folium Linnaeus, 1758 --> Dendostrea folium (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mytilus fontaineanus d'Orbigny, 1842 --> Gregariella chenui (Récluz, 1842)
Mytilus fuscus Gmelin, 1791 --> Botula fusca (Gmelin, 1791)
Mytilus gibbsianus Leach in Gray, 1852 --> Modiolus barbatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mytilus glomeratus Gould, 1851 --> Mytilus trossulus Gould, 1850
Mytilus granulatus Hanley, 1843 --> Brachidontes granulatus (Hanley, 1843)
Mytilus grayanus Dunker, 1853 --> Crenomytilus grayanus (Dunker, 1853)
Mytilus grunerianus Dunker, 1853 --> Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
Mytilus hagenii Baer, 1826 --> Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771)
Mytilus hamatus Say, 1822 --> Ischadium recurvum (Rafinesque, 1820)
Mytilus hepaticus Gould, 1850 --> Modiolus auriculatus (Krauss, 1848)
Mytilus hesperianus Lamarck, 1819 --> Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819
Mytilus hirsuta Lamarck, 1819 --> Trichomya hirsuta (Lamarck, 1819)
Mytilus hirundo Linnaeus, 1758 --> Pteria hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mytilus horridus Dunker, 1857 --> Stavelia subdistorta (Récluz, 1852)
Mytilus hupeanus Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889 --> Mytilus platensis d'Orbigny, 1842
Mytilus hyalinum di Monterosato, 1875 --> Dacrydium hyalinum (Monterosato, 1875)
Mytilus hyotis Linnaeus, 1758 --> Hyotissa hyotis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mytilus impactus Hermann, 1782 --> Musculus impactus (Hermann, 1782)
Mytilus incurvatus Pennant, 1777 --> Modiolus barbatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mytilus infumatus Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889 --> Mytilus platensis d'Orbigny, 1842
Mytilus irisans Jousseaume, 1888 --> Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mytilus janeirensis Dunker & Zelebor, 1866 --> Mytilaster solisianus (d'Orbigny, 1842)
Mytilus kerguelensis Fletcher, 1938 --> Mytilus desolationis Lamy, 1936
Mytilus kerguelensis E. A. Smith, 1885 --> Philobrya kerguelensis (E.A. Smith, 1885)
Mytilus lacunatus Lamarck, 1819 --> Mytilus planulatus Lamarck, 1819
Mytilus lacustris O.G. Costa, 1839 --> Mytilaster minimus (Poli, 1795)
Mytilus lamarckianus Clessin, 1887 --> Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819
Mytilus lamarckii Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1890 --> Mytilaster lineatus (Gmelin, 1791)
Mytilus lateralis Say, 1822 --> Musculus lateralis (Say, 1822)
Mytilus latissimus Clessin, 1887 --> Crenomytilus grayanus (Dunker, 1853)
Mytilus latus Lamarck, 1819 --> Choromytilus chorus (Molina, 1782)
Mytilus latus Nordmann, 1862 --> Mytilus coruscus Gould, 1861
Mytilus latus Dillwyn, 1817 --> Perna canalicula (Gmelin, 1791)
Mytilus lavalleanus d'Orbigny in Sagra, 1853 --> Brachidontes exustus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mytilus leucophaeata Conrad, 1831 --> Mytilopsis leucophaeata (Conrad, 1831)
Mytilus liburnicus Brusina, 1870 --> Mytilaster minimus (Poli, 1795)
Mytilus lineatus Gmelin, 1791 --> Mytilaster lineatus (Gmelin, 1791)
Mytilus lithophaga Linnaeus, 1758 --> Lithophaga lithophaga (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mytilus magellanicus Chemnitz --> Aulacomya atra (Molina, 1782)
Mytilus magellanicus Suter, 1913 --> Aulacomya maoriana (Iredale, 1915)
Mytilus magellanicus Röding, 1798 --> Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mytilus maorianus Iredale, 1915 --> Aulacomya maoriana (Iredale, 1915)
Mytilus margaritiferus Linnaeus, 1758 --> Pinctada margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mytilus marioni Locard, 1889 --> Mytilaster marioni (Locard, 1889)
Mytilus marmoratus Forbes, 1838 --> Musculus subpictus (Cantraine, 1835)
Mytilus martensi Neumayer, 1898 --> Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker, 1857)
Mytilus meleagridis Bruguière, 1792 --> Electroma alacorvi (Dillwyn, 1817)
Mytilus menkeanus Philippi, 1847 --> Brachidontes erosus (Lamarck, 1819)
Mytilus meridionalis Krauss, 1848 --> Choromytilus meridionalis (Krauss, 1848)
Mytilus meridionalis Smith, 1885 --> Philobrya laevis Thiele, 1912
Mytilus minganensis Mighels, 1844 --> Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
Mytilus minimus Poli, 1795 --> Mytilaster minimus (Poli, 1795)
Mytilus minutus Locard, 1889 --> Mytilaster minimus (Poli, 1795)
Mytilus modiolus Linnaeus, 1758 --> Modiolus modiolus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mytilus morrisi Dunker, 1857 --> Brachidontes puniceus (Gmelin, 1791)
Mytilus mülleri Clessin, 1887 --> Brachidontes darwinianus (d'Orbigny, 1842)
Mytilus multiformis Carpenter, 1857 --> Brachidontes semilaevis (Menke, 1848)
Mytilus mundahuensis Duarte, 1926 --> Mytella charruana d'Orbigny, 1842
Mytilus mutabilis Gould, 1861 --> Brachidontes mutabilis (Gould, 1861)
Mytilus nicobaricus Röding, 1798 --> Septifer bilocularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mytilus niger Gmelin, 1791 --> Brachidontes niger (Gmelin, 1791)
Mytilus nitens Menke, 1848 --> Limnoperna pulex (Lamarck, 1819)
Mytilus notatus DeKay, 1843 --> Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
Mytilus obesus Reeve, 1858 --> Mytilus chilensis Hupé in Gay, 1854
Mytilus oblongus Clessin, 1887 --> Aulacomya atra (Molina, 1782)
Mytilus obscurus Dunker, 1857 --> Mytilus planulatus Lamarck, 1819
Mytilus opalus Lamarck, 1819 --> Perna viridis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mytilus orbicularis Pallary, 1903 --> Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819
Mytilus orbignyanus Hupé in Gay, 1854 --> Aulacomya atra (Molina, 1782)
Mytilus ovalis Lamarck, 1819 --> Brachidontes purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819)
Mytilus paetelianus Clessin, 1887 --> Mytilus planulatus Lamarck, 1819
Mytilus palliopunctatus Carpenter, 1857 --> Choromytilus palliopunctatus (Carpenter, 1857)
Mytilus patagonicus d'Orbigny, 1842 --> Modiolus patagonicus (d'Orbigny, 1842)
Mytilus patagonicus Clessin, 1887 --> Semimytilus algosus (Gould, 1850)
Mytilus pedroanus Conrad, 1855 --> Mytilus trossulus Gould, 1850
Mytilus pellucidus Pennant, 1777 --> Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
Mytilus perviridis Holten, 1802 --> Mytilopsis adamsi Morrison, 1946
Mytilus petagnae Scacchi, 1832 --> Gregariella petagnae (Scacchi, 1832)
Mytilus pharaonis P. Fischer, 1870 --> Brachidontes ustulatus (Lamarck, 1819)
Mytilus pholadis Linnaeus, 1771 --> Hiatella arctica (Linnaeus, 1767)
Mytilus pictus Born, 1778 --> Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mytilus plicatus Gmelin, 1791 --> Modiolatus plicatus (Gmelin, 1791)
Mytilus plicatus Montagu, 1808 --> Saxicavella jeffreysi Winckworth, 1930
Mytilus polyodontus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 --> Brachidontes erosus (Lamarck, 1819)
Mytilus praecisus Montagu, 1803 --> Hiatella arctica (Linnaeus, 1767)
Mytilus puniceus Gmelin, 1791 --> Brachidontes puniceus (Gmelin, 1791)
Mytilus puntarenensis Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932 --> Brachidontes puntarenensis (Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932)
Mytilus pusilla Gould, 1850 --> Kidderia pusilla (Gould, 1850)
Mytilus pyriformis Gould, 1850 --> Aulacomya atra (Molina, 1782)
Mytilus recurvum Rafinesque, 1820 --> Ischadium recurvum (Rafinesque, 1820)
Mytilus retusus Lamarck, 1819 --> Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
Mytilus rodriguezii d'Orbigny, 1842 --> Brachidontes rodriguezii (d'Orbigny, 1842)
Mytilus roseus Gmelin, 1791 --> Parahyotissa rosea (Gmelin, 1791)
Mytilus rostratus Dunker, 1857 --> Brachidontes rostratus (Dunker, 1857)
Mytilus rostriformis Deshayes, 1838 --> Dreissena rostriformis (Deshayes, 1838)
Mytilus ruber Linnaeus, 1758 --> Modiolus barbatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mytilus rugosus Linnaeus, 1767 --> Hiatella arctica (Linnaeus, 1767)
Mytilus sagittatus Poli, 1795 --> Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819
Mytilus scaber Krynicki, 1837 --> Mytilaster lineatus (Gmelin, 1791)
Mytilus senegalensis Lamarck, 1819 --> Brachidontes puniceus (Gmelin, 1791)
Mytilus septentrionalis Clessin, 1887 --> Mytilus trossulus Gould, 1850
Mytilus septulifer Menke, 1830 --> Septifer bilocularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mytilus similis Clessin, 1887 --> Semimytilus algosus (Gould, 1850)
Mytilus sinuatus Reeve, 1857 --> Mytella charruana d'Orbigny, 1842
Mytilus smaragdinus Gmelin, 1791 --> Perna viridis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mytilus solen Salis, 1793 --> Solemya togata (Poli, 1791)
Mytilus soleniformis d'Orbigny, 1842 --> Adula soleniformis (d'Orbigny, 1842)
Mytilus solisianus d'Orbigny, 1842 --> Mytilaster solisianus (d'Orbigny, 1842)
Mytilus spatula Menke, 1848 --> Modiolus capax (Conrad, 1837)
Mytilus splendens Dunker, 1857 --> Modiolus capax (Conrad, 1837)
Mytilus stearnsii Pilsbry & Raymond, 1898 --> Brachidontes adamsianus (Dunker, 1857)
Mytilus striatus Barnes, 1823 --> Ischadium recurvum (Rafinesque, 1820)
Mytilus strigatus Hanley, 1843 --> Mytella charruana d'Orbigny, 1842
Mytilus subdistorta Récluz, 1852 --> Stavelia subdistorta (Récluz, 1852)
Mytilus subsaxatilis Williamson, 1834 --> Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
Mytilus succineus Danilo & Sandri, 1856 --> Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819
Mytilus tasmanicus Tenison-Woods, 1875 --> Mytilus planulatus Lamarck, 1819
Mytilus tenuiaratus Carpenter, 1857 --> Choromytilus palliopunctatus (Carpenter, 1857)
Mytilus tenuistriatus Dunker, 1853 --> Brachidontes tenuistriatus (Dunker, 1853)
Mytilus thalia Turton, 1932 --> Rhomboidella capensis Thiele & Jaeckel, 1931
Mytilus tortus Reeve, 1857 --> Stavelia subdistorta (Récluz, 1852)
Mytilus umbilicatus Pennant, 1777 --> Modiolus modiolus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mytilus umbonata Anton, 1838 --> Mytella brasiliensis (Gray, 1825)
Mytilus unguiculatus Valenciennes, 1858 --> Crenomytilus grayanus (Dunker, 1853)
Mytilus ungularis Lamarck, 1819 --> Mytilus planulatus Lamarck, 1819
Mytilus ungulatus Lamarck, 1819 --> Choromytilus chorus (Molina, 1782)
Mytilus ungulatus Valenciennes in Humboldt, 1821 --> Mytilus chilensis Hupé in Gay, 1854
Mytilus ungulatus Linnaeus, 1758 --> Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
Mytilus ustulatus Lamarck, 1819 --> Brachidontes ustulatus (Lamarck, 1819)
Mytilus variabilis Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 --> Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
Mytilus variabilis Krauss, 1848 --> Brachidontes ustulatus (Lamarck, 1819)
Mytilus variegatus Röding, 1798 --> Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mytilus versicolor Gmelin, 1791 --> Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mytilus viator d'Orbigny, 1842 --> Musculus viator (d'Orbigny, 1842)
Mytilus viridis Linnaeus, 1758 --> Perna viridis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mytilus vitrea Møller, 1842 --> Dacrydium vitreum (Møller, 1842)
Mytilus volgensis Gray, 1825 --> Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771)
Mytilus vulgaris da Costa, 1778 --> Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
Mytilus ziczac Anton, 1838 --> Musculus impactus (Hermann, 1782)