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Modiolus auriculatus
Modiolus auriculatus (Krauss, 1848)
Eared horse mussel
Modiolus auriculatus
photo by Coltro, Marcus

Family:  Mytilidae (sea mussels)
Max. size:  7.5 cm ShL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 25 m
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific and the Mediterranean Sea: from East and South Africa, to eastern Polynesia; north to Japan and south to northern Australia.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Attached to rocks and in crevices. Littoral and sublittoral to a depth of 25 m (Ref. 348). Found in intertidal reefs in rock pools and crevices (Ref. 377). Also found in sandy mudflats (Ref. 2925). Living in rock-pools and crevices of rocks at low-water mark, not common (Ref. 88739).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:   
 

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