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Card 10/42

Name

Mytilus

mussel

Framing

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Bivalvia

Subclass: Pteriomorphia

Genus: Mytilus

Habitat

Marine. Benthic on hard bottoms, also on floating objects.

Feeding

Sesil. Suspensivorous, filter-feeding. Attaches to the substrate by the byssus.

Distribution

Widely distributed all over the world, cultivated in numerous locations

Conservation status

Not threatened

Additional information

Triangular, elongated shell, with rounded rear end and pointed front end.

Additional information

Bibliography

- Doneddu, M. &Trainito E. (2005). Conchiglie del Mediterraneo. Guida al riconoscimento dei moluschi conchigliati. Il Castello. 256 pp.

- Gofas S., Moreno D. y Salas C. (2011). Moluscos marinos de Andalucía. Volumen II- Málaga: Servicio de Publicaciones e Intercambio Científico, Universidad de Málaga. Disponible en biblioteca UGR.

- Ocaña, A, Sánchez Tocino, L., López González, S, y Viciana Martín, J.F. (2000). Guía Submarina de Invertebrados no Artrópodos. Ed. Comares. Granada. 471 pp. Disponible en biblioteca UGR.

- Poppe, G.T. & Goto Y. (1993). European Seasshells. Vol. II. Verlarg Christa Hemmen.