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Mytella guyanensis

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Mytella guyanensis
Two shells of Mytella guyanensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Mytilida
Family: Mytilidae
Genus: Mytella
Species:
M. guyanensis
Binomial name
Mytella guyanensis
J.B.P.A. Lamarck
Synonyms
  • Modiolus bicolor J.B.P.A. Lamarck, 1819
  • Mytella bicolor J.G. Bruguière, 1792
  • Modiola bicolor J.B.P.A. Lamarck, 1819
  • Modiolus brasiliensis S.C.T. Hanley, 1843
  • Mytella brasiliensis J.E. Gray, 1825
  • Modiola brasiliensis J.E. Gray, 1825
  • Modiola brasiliensis mutabilis P.P. Carpenter, 1857
  • Mytella guyanaensis J.B.P.A. Lamarck, 1819
  • Modiola semifusca G.B. I Sowerby, 1825
  • Modiolus sinuosa King, 1832
  • Modiola sinuosa P.P. King & W.J. Broderip, 1832
  • Modiola subfuscata S. Clessin, 1887
  • Mytilus umbonata H.E. Anton, 1838
  • Mytella umbonata H.E. Anton, 1838

Mytella guyanensis is a species of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Mytilidae, the mussels.[1][2][3][4]

Description

Shells of this species can reach a length of 50–60 millimetres (2.0–2.4 in).[2]

Distribution

This species is present in Mexico, Brasil, Costa Rica, Australia, Tasmania, Macquarie Island, Jamaica, Panama, Peru and South Carolina.[2]

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