Kingdom Animalia Subclass Pteriomorphia Family Mytilidae Higher classification Mussels | Phylum Mollusca Order Mytiloida Scientific name Mytilus Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Blue mussel, Mediterranean mussel, Mytilus trossulus, California mussel, Mytilus chilensis | ||
Mytilus is a cosmopolitan genus of medium to large-sized edible, mainly saltwater mussels, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Mytilidae.
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Species
Species within the genus Mytilus include:
Human use
Mytilus mussels are widely exploited as food and used in mariculture. For instance, in California, they have been consumed by coastal Native American people for almost 12 000 years.
References
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