Modiolus areolatus (Gould, 1850) is a animal in the Mytilidae family, order Mytilida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Modiolus areolatus (Gould, 1850)
Modiolus areolatus (bearded horse mussel) is a New Zealand mytilid bivalve mollusc with a typical 90 mm shell.
Modiolus areolatus, commonly known as the bearded horse mussel, is a species of bivalve mollusc belonging to the Mytilidae family, the mussel family. This species is found in New Zealand, and the typical length of its shell is 90 millimetres (3.5 inches).
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Perumytilus purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819)
Aulacomya atra (Molina, 1782)
Modiolus modiolus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Modiolus capax Conrad, 1837
Lithophaga lithophaga (Linnaeus, 1758)
Aulacomya maoriana (Iredale, 1915)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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