order
Mytilida
Mytilida is an order in the class Bivalvia. This database currently files 881 species under it, recorded across 1 countries.
- Species filed
- 881
- Threatened
- 0
- Countries recorded
- 1
- With a free photo
- 0%
- Weight range
- Not recorded
What is in Mytilida?
4 families filed directly under this order.
Mytilidae
blue mussel, mediterranean mussel, green mussel, date shell …
516 speciesModiolidae
horse mussel, bearded mussel, golden mussel, tulip mussel …
310 speciesModiolopsidae
Aristerella nitidula, Corallidomus concentrica, Corallidomus versaillesensis, Ectenocardiomorpha acuta …
46 speciesGoniophorinidae
Goniophorina carinata, Goniophorina contracta, Goniophorina mangbuensis, Goniophorina nitidula …
9 species
Best-known members of Mytilida
Ranked by popularity score.

Blue mussel
Mytilus edulis

Mediterranean mussel
Mytilus galloprovincialis
Green mussel
Perna viridis
Date shell
Lithophaga lithophaga
Horse mussel
Modiolus modiolus
Channel mussel
Perna canaliculus
Foolish mussel
Mytilus trossulus
Bearded mussel
Modiolus barbatus
Where is Mytilida found?
Species on file in this order listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.
- None on record
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5+
The 200 best-known species in Mytilida
Of 881 on file. Open this list in the browser to filter and sort it
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue mussel | Mytilus edulis | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Mediterranean mussel | Mytilus galloprovincialis | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Green mussel | Perna viridis | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Date shell | Lithophaga lithophaga | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Horse mussel | Modiolus modiolus | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Channel mussel | Perna canaliculus | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Foolish mussel | Mytilus trossulus | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Bearded mussel | Modiolus barbatus | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Common mussel | Mytilus californianus | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Brown mussel | Perna perna | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Golden mussel | Limnoperna fortunei | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Bag mussel | Arcuatula senhousia | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Cholga mussel | Aulacomya atra | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Black mussel | Musculus niger | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Box mussel | Septifer bilocularis | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Tulip mussel | Modiolus americanus | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Green crenell | Musculus discors | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Chilean mussel | Mytilus chilensis | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Pygmy mussel | Xenostrobus securis | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Scorched mussel | Brachidontes exustus | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Pharaoh mussel | Brachidontes pharaonis | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Coral-eating mussel | Gregariella coralliophaga | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Cinnamon mussel | Botula fusca | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Yellow mussel | Brachidontes modiolus | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Black mussel | Choromytilus meridionalis | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Striated crenella | Crenella decussata | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Chenu mussel | Gregariella chenui | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Half-hairy mussel | Gregariella petagnae | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Hooked mussel | Ischadium recurvum | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Giant datemussel | Lithophaga antillarum | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Black datemussel | Lithophaga nigra | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Bean mussel | Modiolula phaseolina | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Ear mussel | Modiolus auriculatus | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Fat horsemussel | Modiolus capax | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Ribbed crenella | Musculus costulatus | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lateral mussel | Musculus lateralis | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Far eastern mussel | Mytilus coruscus | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Blue mussel | Mytilus planulatus | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Glossy crenella | Rhomboidella prideauxi | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| California datemussel | Adula californiensis | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| San Diego datemussel | Adula diegensis | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Curved datemussel | Adula gruneri | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Pallid papermussel | Amygdalum pallidulum | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Polished papermussel | Amygdalum politum | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Adams mussel | Brachidontes adamsianus | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Santo Domingo mussel | Brachidontes domingensis | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Shoe mussel | Choromytilus chorus | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Gray mussel | Crenomytilus grayanus | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Arctic glassy-mussel | Dacrydium elegantulum | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Pacific glassy-mussel | Dacrydium pacificum | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Arctic glassy-mussel | Dacrydium vitreum | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Ribbed mussel | Geukensia demissa | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Southern ribbed mussel | Geukensia granosissima | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Cancellate mussel | Gregariella coarctata | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| California horsemussel | Modiolus carpenteri | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Philippine horse mussel | Modiolus philippinarum | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Fan horsemussel | Modiolus rectus | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Bicolor mussel | Mytella guyanensis | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Dwarf mussel | Mytilaster minimus | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| British Columbia crenella | Solamen columbianum | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Hairy mussel | Trichomya hirsuta | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Schmidt datemussel | Adula schmidtii | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Arrow papermussel | Amygdalum sagittatum | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Arcuate mussel | Arcuatula arcuatula | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Estuarine mussel | Arcuatula capensis | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Vagina horse mussel | Arenifodiens vagina | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| New Zealand ribbed mussel | Aulacomya maoriana | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Vent mussel | Bathymodiolus azoricus | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Hawaiian mussel | Brachidontes crebristriatus | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Horikoshi's giant mussel | Gigantidas horikoshii | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Black date mussel | Lithophaga teres | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Broad horse mussel | Modiolus areolatus | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Winged horse mussel | Modiolus modulaides | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Bag horsemussel | Modiolus sacculifer | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Corrugate mussel | Musculus glacialis | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Nesting mussel | Musculus impactus | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Alaska Dwaf-mussel | Musculus phenax | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Monterey dwarf-mussel | Musculus pygmaeus | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Taylor dwarf-mussel | Musculus taylori | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Purple mussel | Perumytilus purpuratus | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lea crenella | Solamen leanum | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Giant crenella | Solamen megas | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Distorted mussel | Stavelia subdistorta | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Partly-sculptured crenella | Vilasina seminuda | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Varnished mussel | Vilasina vernicosa | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Little black mussel | Xenostrobus pulex | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Bean crenella | Arvella faba | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Southern date mussel | Botula tatei | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Rough beaked mussel | Brachidontes erosus | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Mutable mussel | Brachidontes mutabilis | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Pinpricked mussel | Choromytilus palliopunctatus | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Furrowed Modiola | Jolya arata | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Elongate horse mussel | Jolya elongata | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Rhomboid mussel | Jolya rhomboidea | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lithophaga curta | Leiosolenus lischkei | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Shining Modiola | Modiolatus nitidus | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Adriatic mussel | Modiolus adriaticus | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Traill's Modiola | Modiolus traillii | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Cuming’s mussel | Musculus cumingianus | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Nail mussel | Mytella speciosa | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Translucent mussel | Amygdalum striatum | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Atlantic papermussel | Arcuatula papyria | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Little-comb crenella | Arvella pectinula | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Elongate vent mussel | Bathymodiolus elongatus | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Manus Basin vent mussel | Bathymodiolus manusensis | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Snake-pit vent mussel | Bathymodiolus puteoserpentis | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Seven Luminaries vent mussel | Bathymodiolus septemdierum | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Variable mussel | Brachidontes variabilis | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Brack-water mussel | Brachidontes virgiliae | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Shell-clinging mussel | Ciboticola lunata | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Bean mussel | Dacrydium fabale | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Henderson's glassy-mussel | Dacrydium hendersoni | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Little boat mussel | Exosiperna scapha | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Hairy three-area mussel | Gregariella barbata | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Brown date mussel | Leiosolenus nasutus | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Golden date mussel | Leiosolenus obesus | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Rock eater | Lithophaga robusta | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Neglected horsemussel | Modiolatus neglectus | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Victorian horse mussel | Modiolatus victoriae | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Narrow horse mussel | Modiolus albicosta | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Kurile horse mussel | Modiolus kurilensis | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| False tulip mussel | Modiolus squamosus | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Seaweed mussel | Musculus alganus | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Three area mussel | Musculus nana | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Marbled mussel | Musculus subpictus | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Japanese Bifurcate mussel | Mytilisepta keenae | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Radiant mussel | Rhomboidella radians | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Boat mussel | Solamen recens | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Scissor datemussel | Leiosolenus aristatus | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Attenuated date mussel | Leiosolenus attenuatus | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Feather date mussel | Leiosolenus plumula | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Small date mussel | Leiosolenus simplex | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lined pearly-mussel | Modiolus lineus | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Brazilian mussel | Mytella brasiliensis | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Bifurcate mussel | Mytilisepta bifurcata | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Purplish Bifurcate mussel | Mytilisepta virgata | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Chilean mussel | Mytilus platensis | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Fragile crenella | Solamen glandula | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Variable brown mussel | Xenostrobus inconstans | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Little black mussel | Xenostrobus neozelanicus | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Adipicola apenninica | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Adipicola chikubetsuensis | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Adipicola crypta | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Adipicola iwaotakii | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Adipicola leticiae | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Adipicola osseocola | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Adipicola pelagica | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Adipicola projecta | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Admytilus acutangulus | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Adula falcatoides | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Adula kleemanni | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Adula snatolensis | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Adula soleniformis | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Amygdalum americanum | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Amygdalum anoxicolum | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Amygdalum arborescens | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Amygdalum barbatiaeforme | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Amygdalum dolichum | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Amygdalum newcombi | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Amygdalum peasei | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Amygdalum progoense | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Amygdalum soyoae | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Amygdalum watsoni | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Arcomytilus batesi | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Arcomytilus couloni | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Arcomytilus laitmairensis | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Arcomytilus morrisii | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Arcomytilus pectinatus | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Arcomytilus sanctaecrucis | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Arcomytilus subdutemplei | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Arcomytilus villatteae | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Arcoperna brevis | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Arcoperna capillaris | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Arcoperna filosa | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Arcoperna gibbosula | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Arcoperna lithodomoides | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Arcoperna mellevillei | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Arcoperna profunda | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Arcoperna radiolata | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Arcoperna searlesi | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Arcoperna sericea | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Arcoperna tenera | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Arcoperna valbodenensis | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Arcuatula bourailensis | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Arcuatula corneti | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Arcuatula elegans | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Arcuatula glaberrima | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Arcuatula japonica | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Arcuatula perfragilis | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Arcuatula tristis | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Arcuatula variegata | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Aristerella nitidula | Modiolopsidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Arvella japonica | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Arvella manshurica | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Assytilus alpha | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Aulacomya regia | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Beaked mussel | Austromytilus rostratus | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Bathymodiolus aduloides | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Bathymodiolus akanudaensis | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Bathymodiolus antarcticus | Modiolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |