Blue Mussel

Mytilus edulis

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
Common Name: 
Blue Mussel
Scientific Name: 
Mytilus edulis
Taxonomy
Group: 
Mollusc (Marine Bivalve)
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Mollusca
Class: 
Bivalva (Marine)
Order: 
Mytilida
Family: 
Mytilidae
Distribution

Number of Occurrences

Only 2 occurrences were obtained from two datasets: DFO Quebec Region MLI museum collection (1 occurrence), Miller R, Nozères C, Kennedy M (2013). DFO Quebec Region MLI museum collection. OBIS Canada Digital Collections. Published by OBIS http://www.iobis.org/; Specimen data provided by the Canadian Museum of Nature. (Accessed through the Canadian Museum of Nature website: http://nature.ca/collections-online, [2016-10-20]) (1 occurrence). 3 locations on GBIF in Macrobenthos and Meiobenthos Tuktoyaktuk Harbor and Mason Bay 1985-1988 NOGAP and Zoobenthos data from the Southern Beaufort Sea, 1971-1975 Published by Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Undetermined
S Rank: 
SU
Decision Process Description: 
Draft rank as Alien by Karine Robert 20OCT 2016; modified to Undetermined S Carriere as there is no evidence of introduction
Last Updated: 
June 27, 2019

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