Musculus (Bivalve)

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Short description: Genus of bivalves

Musculus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Mytilida
Family: Mytilidae
Genus: Musculus
Roding, 1798

Musculus is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.[1]

Selected species

  • Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767) — discord mussel
  • Musculus lateralis (Say, 1822) — lateral mussel
  • Musculus niger (Gray, 1824) — little black mussel
  • Musculus somaliensis Cox, 1935

References

  1. Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 18-19.

Wikidata ☰ Q3804227 entry



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