Pallid Spotted Mussel

Choromytilus palliopunctatus

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Order: Mytilida
Family: Mytilidae

Choromytilus palliopunctatus, the pinpricked mussel, is a species of bivalve in the family Mytilidae. The scientific name of the species was first validly published in 1857 by Philip Pearsall Carpenter.

Distribution

Pallid Spotted Mussel — (c) Alberto Alcalá, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Alberto Alcalá · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Mexico · 19

Sources and credits

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