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Family: Mytilidae sea mussels



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Adipicola arcuatilis
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Adipicola crypta
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Adipicola osseocola
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Adipicola pacifica
[]
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Max. Length 6 cm TL
 
Adula californiensis
[California datemussel]
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Adula diegensis
[San Diego datemussel]
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Adula falcata
[]
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Adula gruneri
[Curved datemussel]
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Adula schmidtii
[Schmidt datemussel]
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Amygdalum agglutinans
[]
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Amygdalum americanum
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Amygdalum dendriticum
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Amygdalum pallidulum
[]
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Max. Length 2.2 cm DL
 
Amygdalum papyrium
[Atlantic papermussel]
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Amygdalum peasei
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Amygdalum plumeum
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific, Western Atl
Max. Length 4.2 cm SHL
Amygdalum politum(Verrill & Smith, 1880)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Amygdalum politum
[Polished papermussel]
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Max. Length 2.1 cm DL
 
Amygdalum sagittatum
[Arrow papermussel]
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Amygdalum soyoae
[]
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Amygdalum watsoni
[]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Arcuatula arcuatula(Hanley, 1843)

Photo by FAO
 
Arcuatula arcuatula
[Arcuate mussel]
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Arcuatula elegans
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Arcuatula japonica
[]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific, Northe
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Arcuatula senhousia(Benson, 1842)

Photo by FAO
 
Arcuatula senhousia
[Green mussel]
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Max. Length 1.8 cm DL
 
Arvella faba
[Bean Crenella]
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Aulacomya ater maoriana
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Max. Length 9.5 cm SHL
 
Aulacomya atra
[Chilean ribbed mussel]
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Aulacomya maoriana
[]
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Bathymodiolus aduloides
[]
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Bathymodiolus antarcticus
[]
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Bathymodiolus azoricus
[]
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Bathymodiolus billschneideri
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Max. Length 36 cm DL
 
Bathymodiolus boomerang
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Bathymodiolus brevior
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Max. Length 17.1 cm DL
 
Bathymodiolus brooksi
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Max. Length 12.4 cm DL
 
Bathymodiolus childressi
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Bathymodiolus earlougheri
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Bathymodiolus elongatus
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Max. Length 16.4 cm DL
 
Bathymodiolus heckerae
[]
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Bathymodiolus japonicus
[]
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Bathymodiolus manusensis
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Bathymodiolus marisindicus
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Bathymodiolus nancyschneiderae
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Bathymodiolus platifrons
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Bathymodiolus puteoserpentis
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Bathymodiolus septemdierum
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Bathymodiolus tangaroa
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Bathymodiolus thermophilus
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Benthomodiolus abyssicola
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Benthomodiolus lignocola
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Botula alepidosauri
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Botula cablei
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Botula cinnamomea
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Max. Length 4.0 cm DL
 
Botula fusca
[Cinnamon mussel]
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Botula hawaiensis
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Botula profundiella
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Botula silicula
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Botula tatei
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Brachidontes adamsianus
[Adams mussel]
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Brachidontes blakeanus
[]
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Brachidontes crebristriatus
[Hawaiian mussel]
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Max. Length 3 cm DL
 
Brachidontes darwinianus
[]
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Brachidontes domingensis
[Santo domingo mussel]
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Brachidontes dunkeri
[]
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Brachidontes erosus
[]

O'Keefe, Jo

Atlantic Ocean.
Max. Length 3 cm DL
Brachidontes exustus(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by O'Keefe, Jo
 
Brachidontes exustus
[Scorched mussel]

Coltro, Marcus

USA and Canada. Tropical

Brachidontes modiolus(Linnaeus, 1767)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Brachidontes modiolus
[Yellow mussel]
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Brachidontes multiformes
[]
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Brachidontes mutabilis
[Mutable mussel]
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Max. Length 2.3 cm TL
 
Brachidontes pharaonis
[]
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Max. Length 4.6 cm DL
 
Brachidontes rodriguezii
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Brachidontes semilaevis
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Brachidontes setiger
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Brachidontes setigera
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Brachidontes sinensis
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Max. Length 1.7 cm DL
 
Brachidontes solisianus
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Brachidontes striatulus
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Brachidontes subramosus
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Brachidontes ustulatus
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Brachidontes variabilis
[Variable mussel]
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Max. Length 26 cm SHL
 
Choromytilus chorus
[Choro mussel]
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Choromytilus meridionalis
[]
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Choromytilus palliopunctatus
[Pinpricked mussel]
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Crenella abbotti
[]
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Crenella arenaria
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Arctic, Pacific Ocean, At

Crenella decussata(Montagu, 1808)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Crenella decussata
[Cross-sculpture Crenella]
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Crenella divaricata
[Spreading-sculpture Crenella]
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Max. Length 2 cm DL
 
Crenella fragilis
[Fragile Crenella]
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Crenella gemma
[]
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Max. Length 1.1 cm DL
 
Crenella glandula
[Glandular Crenella]
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Crenella leana
[]
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL
 
Crenella magellanica
[]
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Crenella marionensis
[]
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Max. Length 1.6 cm DL
 
Crenella pectinula
[Little-comb Crenella]
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Crenella pellucida
[]
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Crenella rotundata
[]
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Crenella skomma
[Joking Crenella]
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Crenella yokoyamai
[]
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Dacrydium abyssorum
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Dacrydium albidum
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Dacrydium alleni
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Dacrydium elegantulum
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Dacrydium hedleyi
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Dacrydium hyalinum
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Dacrydium knudseni
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Dacrydium leucoguttatum
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Dacrydium minimum
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Dacrydium modioliforme
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Dacrydium nipponicum
[]
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Dacrydium occidentale
[]
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Dacrydium ockelmanni
[]
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Dacrydium pacificum
[Pacific glassy-mussel]
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Dacrydium panamense
[]
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Dacrydium pelseneeri
[]
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Dacrydium sandersi
[]
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Dacrydium vitreum
[Arctic glassy-mussel]
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Dacrydium wareni
[]
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Max. Length 0.1 cm TL
 
Dacrydium zebra
[]

Harvey-Clark, Chris

Western Atlantic and East
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Geukensia demissa(Dillwyn, 1817)

Photo by Harvey-Clark, Chris
 
Geukensia demissa
[Ribbed mussel]
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Max. Length 6.5 cm DL
 
Geukensia granosissima
[Southern ribbed-mussel]
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Gigantidas gladius
[]
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Gigantidas horikoshii
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Max. Length 5.6 cm SHL
 
Gigantidas taiwanensis
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Gigantidas vrijenhoeki
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Gregariella barbata
[]
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Gregariella chenui
[Chenu mussel]
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Gregariella coarctata
[Cancellate mussel]
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Max. Length 1.9 cm DL
 
Gregariella coralliophaga
[Coral-eating mussel]
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Gregariella otteri
[]
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Gregariella petagnae
[Half-hairy mussel]
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Gregariella semigranata
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Gregariella splendida
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Idas ghisottii
[]
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Idas japonica
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Idas lamellosus
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Max. Length 1.3 cm DL
 
Idas macdonaldi
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Idas modiolaeformis
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Idas simpsoni
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Idas washingtoniana
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Idasola argentea
[]
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Max. Length 4 cm DL
 
Ischadium recurvum
[Hooked mussel]
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Jolya elongatus
[]
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Jolya rhomboidea
[Rhomboid mussel]
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Leiosolenus appendiculatus
[]
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Leiosolenus hanleyanus
[]
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Leiosolenus lessepsianus
[]
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Leiosolenus nasutus
[]
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Max. Length 7.8 cm TL
 
Leiosolenus obesus
[]
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Leiosolenus plumula
[Feather datemussel]
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Leiosolenus tripartitus
[]
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Limnoperna fortunei
[Chinese freshwater mussel]
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Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Lioberus castanea
[]
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Lioberus castaneus
[Chestnut mussel]
No picture found
 
Lioberus ligneus
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Atlantic Ocean.
Max. Length 12 cm DL
Lithophaga antillarum(d'Orbigny, 1853)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Lithophaga antillarum
[Giant datemussel]

Coltro, Marcus

Atlantic Ocean and Easte
Max. Length 5.2 cm SHL
Lithophaga aristata(Dillwyn, 1817)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Lithophaga aristata
[Scissor datemussel]
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Lithophaga attenuata
[Attenuated datemussel]
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Max. Length 4.5 cm DL
 
Lithophaga bisulcata
[Mahogany datemussel]
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Lithophaga calyculata
[]
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Lithophaga canalifera
[]
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Lithophaga corrugata
[]
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Lithophaga curta
[Burrowing datemussel]
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Lithophaga divaricalx
[]
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Lithophaga erimitica
[]
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Lithophaga laevigata
[]
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Lithophaga levigata
[]
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Lithophaga lima
[]

Pillon, Roberto

Mediterranean Sea.

Lithophaga lithophaga(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Pillon, Roberto
 
Lithophaga lithophaga
[European date mussel]
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Lithophaga lithura
[]
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Lithophaga malacanna
[]
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Lithophaga malaccana
[]
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Lithophaga mucronata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.5 cm DL
 
Lithophaga nigra
[Black datemussel]
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Max. Length 5.6 cm DL
 
Lithophaga patagonica
[]
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Lithophaga piulchra
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.2 cm TL
 
Lithophaga robusta
[Rock eater]
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Lithophaga rogersi
[]
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Lithophaga simplex
[]
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Lithophaga straminea
[]

FAO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm SHL
Lithophaga teres(Philippi, 1846)

Photo by FAO
 
Lithophaga teres
[Cylinder date mussel]
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Lithophaga zitteliana
[]
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Lucina roquesana
[]
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Megacrenella columbiana
[]
No picture found
 
Megacrenella grisea
[]
No picture found
 
Megacrenella sinica
[]
No picture found
 
Modiola carolinensis
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Southwest Pacific

Modiolarca impacta(Hermann, 1782)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Modiolarca impacta
[Nesting mussel]
No picture found
 
Modiolarca subpicta
[]
No picture found
 
Modiolatus flavidus
[]
No picture found
 
Modiolula phaseolina
[Bean horse-mussel]

FAO

Northeast Atlantic, Medit
Max. Length 4.8 cm SHL
Modiolus adriaticus(Lamarck, 1819)

Photo by FAO
 
Modiolus adriaticus
[]

FAO

Western Atlantic and East
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Modiolus americanus(Leach, 1815)

Photo by FAO
 
Modiolus americanus
[Tulip mussel]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm SHL
Modiolus aratus(Dunker, 1857)

Photo by FAO
 
Modiolus aratus
[Furrowed horse mussel]
No picture found
 
Modiolus areolatus
[Hairy mussel]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific and the Medi
Max. Length 7.5 cm ShL
Modiolus auriculatus(Krauss, 1848)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Modiolus auriculatus
[Eared horse mussel]
No picture found
 
Modiolus aurum
[]

Coudre, Christian

Eastern Atlantic, Mediter
Max. Length 6.6 cm SHL
Modiolus barbatus(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
Modiolus barbatus
[Bearded horse mussel]
No picture found
 
Modiolus capax
[Fat horsemussel]
No picture found
 
Modiolus carpenteri
[California horsemussel]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.1 cm DL
 
Modiolus carvalhoi
[]
No picture found
 
Modiolus cecillei
[]
No picture found
 
Modiolus comptus
[]
No picture found
 
Modiolus demissus
[]
No picture found
 
Modiolus difficilis
[]
No picture found
 
Modiolus eiseni
[]
No picture found
 
Modiolus elongatus
[Elongated mussel]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.0 cm DL
 
Modiolus ficoides
[]
No picture found
 
Modiolus flavidus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.1 cm TL
 
Modiolus hanleyi
[]
No picture found
 
Modiolus lulat
[]
No picture found
 
Modiolus martorelli
[]
No picture found
 
Modiolus matris
[]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Modiolus metcalfei(Hanley, 1843)

Photo by FAO
 
Modiolus metcalfei
[Yellowbanded horse mussel]

Harvey-Clark, Chris

Arctic, northern Atlantic
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Modiolus modiolus(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Harvey-Clark, Chris
 
Modiolus modiolus
[Northern horsemussel]
No picture found
 
Modiolus modulaides
[]
No picture found
 
Modiolus neglectus
[Neglected horsemussel]
No picture found
 
Modiolus nipponicus
[]
No picture found
 
Modiolus nitens
[Shiny mussel]
No picture found
 
Modiolus nitidus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.2 cm DL
 
Modiolus patagonicus
[]

FAO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Modiolus philippinarum(Hanley, 1843)

Photo by FAO
 
Modiolus philippinarum
[Philippine horse mussel]
No picture found
 
Modiolus plicatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 23 cm TL
 
Modiolus rectus
[Straight horsemussel]
No picture found
 
Modiolus sacculifer
[Bag horsemussel]
No picture found
 
Modiolus squamosus
[]
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Modiolus vaginus
[]
No picture found
 
Musculista japonica
[]
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Musculista perfragilis
[]
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Musculus calceatus
[]
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Musculus chinensis
[]
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Musculus coenobitus
[]
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Musculus corrugatus
[]
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Musculus costulatus
[]
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Musculus cultellus
[]
No picture found
 
Musculus cumingianus
[]
No picture found
 
Musculus cupreus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
 
Musculus discors
[Discordant mussel]
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Musculus glacialis
[Corrugate mussel]
No picture found
 
Musculus impactus
[]
No picture found
 
Musculus impressus
[]
No picture found
 
Musculus japonica
[]
No picture found
 
Musculus lacustre
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.2 cm DL
 
Musculus lateralis
[Lateral mussel]
No picture found
 
Musculus marmoratus
[Spotted mussel]
No picture found
 
Musculus mirandus
[]
No picture found
 
Musculus nanus
[]
No picture found
 
Musculus nexus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.8 cm DL
 
Musculus niger
[Black mussel]
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Musculus olivaceus
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Musculus partumetum
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