Mytella guyanensis
Appearance
Mytella guyanensis | |
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Two shells of Mytella guyanensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Mytilida |
Family: | Mytilidae |
Genus: | Mytella |
Species: | M. guyanensis
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Binomial name | |
Mytella guyanensis J.B.P.A. Lamarck
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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]
References
- Huber M. (2015). Compendium of bivalves 2. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 907 pp.
- The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)