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Gigantidas gladius

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Gigantidas gladius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Mytilida
Family: Mytilidae
Genus: Gigantidas
Species:
G. gladius
Binomial name
Gigantidas gladius
Marshall, 2003

Gigantidas gladius is a species of large, deepwater, hydrothermal vent mussel, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae, or mussels.

Distribution and habitat

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These mussels are found around deep-sea hydrothermal vents on the southern Kermadec Ridge, New Zealand. They form dense beds in these sites.

Description

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The shells of this species are up to 30 cm long.

References

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