Common mussel  (Mytilus edulis)

Facts

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassBivalvia
OrderMytiloida
FamilyMytilidae
GenusBuccinum (1)
SizeLength: up to 100 mm (2)
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Status

Common and widespread; not listed under any conservation designations (2).

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