Brachidontes modiolus
Brachidontes modiolus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Mytiloida |
Family: | Mytilidae |
Genus: | Brachidontes |
Species: | B. modiolus |
Binomial name | |
Brachidontes modiolus (Linnaeus, 1767) | |
Brachidontes modiolus, or the yellow mussel, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Florida to the West Indies.[1]
References
- ↑ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 17.
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