WoRMS name details
Semimytilus algosus (Gould, 1850)
224601 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:224601)
unaccepted
Species
Modiolus nonuranus Pilsbry & Olsson, 1935 · unaccepted
Mytilus algosus Gould, 1850 · unaccepted (original combination)
Mytilus angustanus Lamarck, 1819 sensu Reeve, 1858 · unaccepted
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Mytilus algosus Gould, 1850) Gould, A. A. (1850). [descriptions of new species of shells from the United States Exploring Expedition]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 3: 151-156, 169–172, 214-218, 252–256, 275–278, 292–296, 309–312, 343–348., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870453
page(s): 344 [details]
page(s): 344 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Semimytilus algosus (Gould, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224601 on 2025-04-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Mytilus algosus Gould, 1850) Gould, A. A. (1850). [descriptions of new species of shells from the United States Exploring Expedition]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 3: 151-156, 169–172, 214-218, 252–256, 275–278, 292–296, 309–312, 343–348., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870453
page(s): 344 [details]
basis of record Valentich-Scott, P.; Coan, E. V.; Zelaya, D. (2020). <i>Bivalve seashells of western South America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Punta Aguja, Peru to Isla Chiloé, Chile</i>. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. vii + 593 pp.
page(s): 101, pl. 33 [details]
page(s): 344 [details]
basis of record Valentich-Scott, P.; Coan, E. V.; Zelaya, D. (2020). <i>Bivalve seashells of western South America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Punta Aguja, Peru to Isla Chiloé, Chile</i>. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. vii + 593 pp.
page(s): 101, pl. 33 [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. <em>Revista peruana de biología.</em> 23(2), 127-150., available online at http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-99332016000200006 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species impact South African part of the South Atlantic Ocean (Marine Region) Outcompetes native species for resources and/or space [details]Introduced species impact South African part of the South Atlantic Ocean (Marine Region) Adverse habitat modification [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | bisexual mussel | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (42 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Semimytilus algosus)
To GenBank (47 nucleotides; 55 proteins) (from synonym Mytilus algosus Gould, 1850)
To GenBank (47 nucleotides; 55 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Mytilus algosus Gould, 1850)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Semimytilus algosus)
To GenBank (47 nucleotides; 55 proteins) (from synonym Mytilus algosus Gould, 1850)
To GenBank (47 nucleotides; 55 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Mytilus algosus Gould, 1850)
