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	Taxon: Genus Mytilus C. Linnaeus, 1758
Taxa Browse Tree Advanced Search View Show Synonyms Show Alternatives Show References Show Counts Show Position Sort by Name	Hierarchy Nomenclature Properties Relationships Bibliography Links  Classification by:  C. Linnaeus (1758) Tomus I. C. Linnaeus (1767) Systema naturae, Tom. I. Pars II. C. Nielsen (1995) Animal Evolution: Interrelationships of the Living Phyla E.E. Ruppert et al. (2004) Invertebrate Zoology K.J. Boss (1982) Mollusca L. Margulis & K.V. Schwartz (1982) Five Kingdoms. An Illustrated Guide to the Phyla of Life on Earth P. Bouchet et al. (2001) Mollusca R.C. Brusca & G.J. Brusca (1990) Invertebrates. R.S. Boardman et al. (1987) Fossil Invertebrates Systema Naturae 2000 T. Cavalier-Smith (1998) A revised six-kingdom system of life Natura - nature    Mundus Plinius - physical world      Naturalia - natural bodies        Biota          Domain Eukaryota Chatton, 1925 - eukaryotes            Unikonta              Opisthokonta Cavalier-Smith, 1987                Holozoa                  Kingdom Animalia C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals                    Epitheliozoa Ax, 1996                      Eumetazoa Bütschli, 1910 - eumetazoans                        Bilateria Hatschek, 1888 - bilaterians                          Eubilateria Ax, 1987                            Protostomia Grobben, 1908                              Lophotrochozoa K.M. Halanych et al., 1995 - lophotrochozoans                                Spiralia - spiralians                                  Trochozoa Beklemischev, 1944 - trochozoans                                    Phylum Mollusca (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - molluscs                                      Subphylum Conchifera Gegenbauer, 1878                                        Ganglioneura                                          Pleistomollusca K.M. Kocot et al., 2011                                            Class Bivalvia C. Linnaeus, 1758 - bivalves                                              Subclass Metabranchia                                                Superorder Filibranchia                                                  Order Pteriomorpha                                                    Superfamily Mytiloidea                                                      Family Mytilidae™  Rafinesque, 1815 - marine mussels                                                        Subfamily Mytilinae™  Rafinesque, 1815                                                          Genus Mytilus™  C. Linnaeus, 1758                                                            Mytilus californianus Conrad, 1837 - California mussel                                                            Mytilus edulis™  C. Linnaeus, 1758 - blue mussel                                                            Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1822 [1818?] - Mediterranean mussel                                                            Mytilus trossulus Gould, 1850 - foolish mussel
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