Common mussel  (Mytilus edulis)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Bivalvia
Order Mytiloida
Family Mytilidae
Genus Buccinum (1)
Size Length: up to 100 mm (2)
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Status

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