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Asian Mussel

Arcuatula senhousia

Classification

Family
Mytilidae

Arcuatula senhousia (Musculista senhousia), commonly known as the Asian date mussel, Asian mussel, or bag mussel, is a small saltwater mussel, a marine bivalve mollusk species in the family Mytilidae, the mussels. Other common names for this species include the Japanese mussel, Senhouse's mussel, the green mussel (a name also applied to Perna viridis), and the green bagmussel. It is harvested for human consumption in China.

Distribution

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France · 97United Kingdom · 40Netherlands · 12Italy · 6Spain · 1