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Species List for Subfamily: Mytilinae
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Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Pteriomorphia (Subclass) > Mytilida (Order) > Mytiloidea (Superfamily) > Mytilidae (Family) > Mytilinae (Subfamily)

  • Subfamily: Mytilinae

  • Mytilus planulatus Lamarck, 1819
    Length 150mm, Width 63mm
    Blue Mussel, Marine, Native - Non-endemic
    Kermadec, North, South, Stewart, Chatham, Auckland and Campbell Islands, from 0-42m
  • Perna canaliculus (Gmelin, 1791)
    Length commonly up to 160mm, with records over 240mm
    Green Mussel, Green Lipped Mussel, Kutai, Marine, Native - Endemic
    North, South, Stewart and Chatham Islands, from 0-53m
NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil