Short description: Genus of bivalves
| Musculus
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Scientific classification
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| Domain:
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Eukaryota
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| Kingdom:
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Animalia
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| Phylum:
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Mollusca
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| Class:
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Bivalvia
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| Order:
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Mytilida
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| Family:
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Mytilidae
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| Genus:
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Musculus Roding, 1798
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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
- ↑ 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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