Geukensia granosissima (G.B.Sowerby Iii, 1914) is a animal in the Mytilidae family, order Mytilida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Geukensia granosissima (G.B.Sowerby Iii, 1914)
Geukensia granosissima, the southern ribbed mussel, is a 10 cm shell species native to the western Atlantic from Florida to the Caribbean.
This species, Geukensia granosissima, has ribbed shells that can reach a maximum length of 10 centimeters. It is native to the Atlantic coast of North America. Southern ribbed mussels, the common name for this species, occur in the Florida Keys, the Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico. The closely related ribbed mussel species Geukensia demissa is found along the Atlantic coast further north than the range of Geukensia granosissima.
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Perna viridis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Geukensia demissa (Dillwyn, 1817)
Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker, 1857)
Mytilus planulatus Lamarck, 1819
Mytilus californianus Conrad, 1837
Perna canaliculus (Gmelin, 1791)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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