Species under Musculus
n= 29
Species name Common name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Musculus calceatus
(Melvill & Standen, 1907)
Western Indian Ocean
Musculus chinensis
Bernard, Cai & Morton, 1993
Indo-Pacific
Musculus coenobitus
(Vaillant, 1865)
Western Central Pacific
Musculus corrugatus
(Stimpson, 1851)
Northwest Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic
Musculus costulatus
(Risso, 1826)
Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea
Musculus cultellus
(Deshayer, 1839)
Northeast Atlantic
Musculus cumingianus
Reeve, 1857
Indo-West Pacific
Musculus cupreus
(Gould, 1861)
Western Pacific
Musculus discors
(Linnaeus, 1767)
Discordant mussel Atlantic Ocean, Northern and Central Pacific, Mediterranean Sea and the Arctic 5.5
Musculus glacialis
(Leche, 1883)
Corrugate mussel Western Atlantic, Eastern Pacific and the Arctic
Musculus impactus
(Hermann, 1782)
Indo-West Pacific
Musculus impressus
(Dall, 1907)
Northeast Atlantic
Musculus lateralis
(Say, 1822)
Lateral mussel Atlantic Ocean 1.2
Musculus marmoratus
(Forbes, 1838)
Spotted mussel Northwest Pacific, Northwest Atlantic and Arctic
Musculus mirandus
(Smith, 1884)
Western Pacific
Musculus nanus
(Dunker, 1856)
Western Pacific
Musculus nexus
Reeve, 1857
Northwest Pacific
Musculus niger
(Gray, 1824)
Black mussel Atlantic Ocean, Eastern Pacific and the Arctic 5.8
Musculus olivaceus
Dall, 1916
Northeast Atlantic
Musculus phenax
(Dall, 1915)
Alaska dwarf-mussel Northeast Atlantic
Musculus pusio
(Adams, 1862)
Northwest Pacific
Musculus pygmaeus
Glynn, 1964
Monterey dwarf-mussel Northeast Atlantic
Musculus seminudus
(Dall, 1897)
Northeast Atlantic
Musculus senhousei
(Benson, 1842)
Northeast Atlantic
Musculus strigatus
(Hanley, 1843)
Western Central Pacific
Musculus taylori
(Dall, 1897)
Taylor dwarf-mussel Northeast Atlantic 0.8
Musculus vernicosus
(Middendorff, 1849)
Northeast Atlantic
Musculus viator
(d'Orbigny, 1846)
Western Atlantic 1.7
Musculus viridulus
(Adams, 1871)
Eastern Indian Ocean
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