Mytilidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Mytilida, class Bivalvia. The family contains 38 accepted species worldwide.
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Geukensia demissa (Dillwyn, 1817)
Geukensia demissa, the ribbed mussel, is a salt marsh-dwelling North Atlantic tr…
Modiolus barbatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Modiolus barbatus, the bearded horse mussel, is an edible marine mussel found ac…
Trichomya hirsuta (Lamarck, 1819)
Trichomya hirsuta, the hairy mussel, is a shelled marine species found around Au…
Septifer bilocularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Septifer bilocularis is a marine bivalve mussel species found in the tropical In…
Geukensia granosissima (G.B.Sowerby Iii, 1914)
Geukensia granosissima, the southern ribbed mussel, is a 10 cm shell species nat…
Lithophaga lithophaga (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lithophaga lithophaga is a slow-growing rock-boring bivalve harvested as a Medit…
Mytilaster lineatus (Gmelin, 1791)
Mytilaster lineatus is a marine mussel species native to European waters and int…
Aulacomya atra (Molina, 1782)
Aulacomya atra is an edible southern species of true mussel, native to South Ame…
Mytilus planulatus Lamarck, 1819
Mytilus planulatus is the only native mussel species of Australia, also native t…
Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
Mytilus edulis (blue mussel) is a common edible, ecologically important intertid…
Modiolus areolatus (Gould, 1850)
Modiolus areolatus (bearded horse mussel) is a New Zealand mytilid bivalve mollu…
Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker, 1857)
Limnoperna fortunei, the golden mussel, is an invasive freshwater filter-feeding…
Mytilidae animals belong to the Mytilida order in the Animalia kingdom. This species is distinguished by a periostracum covered in long, stiff, flat bristles. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Mytilidae is classified in the order Mytilida, class Bivalvia, phylum Mollusca. Shell color ranges from purple and blue to occasionally brown, and sometimes features radial stripes.
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