| Family: |
Mytilidae (sea mussels) |
| Max. size: |
7.5 cm SHL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 66 m |
| Distribution: |
Indo-Pacific: from East Africa, to eastern Polynesia; north to Japan and south to southwest Australia, Queensland, and New Caledonia. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Boring in soft rocks and dead coral or lithothamnion. Littoral and sublittoral to a depth of at least 66 m. Sometimes found burrowing in massive coral heads, but the burrow opening is always located in those portions which lack living polyps (Ref. 348). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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