Family

Mytilidae

110 species in this family. Browse scientific names and open each profile for distribution, taxonomy and available wildlife data.

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Species · page 2 of 2

date mussel

date mussel

Lithophaga lithophaga

Mytilidae

Black Datemussel

Lithophaga nigra

Mytilidae
Neglected Horsemussel

Neglected Horsemussel

Modiolatus neglectus

Mytilidae
Bean Horse-mussel

Bean Horse-mussel

Modiolula phaseolina

Mytilidae
Adriatic Mussel

Adriatic Mussel

Modiolus adriaticus

Mytilidae
Tulip Mussel

Tulip Mussel

Modiolus americanus

Mytilidae
ear mussel

ear mussel

Modiolus auriculatus

Mytilidae
bearded horse mussel

bearded horse mussel

Modiolus barbatus

Mytilidae
fat horsemussel

fat horsemussel

Modiolus capax

Mytilidae

California horsemussel

Modiolus carpenteri

Mytilidae

Modiolus lulat

Modiolus lulat

Mytilidae
Horse-mussel

Horse-mussel

Modiolus modiolus

Mytilidae
straight horsemussel

straight horsemussel

Modiolus rectus

Mytilidae
bag horsemussel

bag horsemussel

Modiolus sacculifer

Mytilidae
False Tulip Mussel

False Tulip Mussel

Modiolus squamosus

Mytilidae
Ribbed Crenella

Ribbed Crenella

Musculus costulatus

Mytilidae
Musculus cupreus

Musculus cupreus

Musculus cupreus

Mytilidae
Green Crenella

Green Crenella

Musculus discors

Mytilidae

Corrugate mussel

Musculus glacialis

Mytilidae
lateral mussel

lateral mussel

Musculus lateralis

Mytilidae
black mussel

black mussel

Musculus niger

Mytilidae
Marbled Crenella

Marbled Crenella

Musculus subpictus

Mytilidae

Musculus viator

Musculus viator

Mytilidae
Bicolor Mussel

Bicolor Mussel

Mytella guyanensis

Mytilidae
Charru Mussel

Charru Mussel

Mytella strigata

Mytilidae
Mytilaster lineatus

Mytilaster lineatus

Mytilaster lineatus

Mytilidae
Moule de Marion

Moule de Marion

Mytilaster marioni

Mytilidae
dwarf mussel

dwarf mussel

Mytilaster minimus

Mytilidae
Mytilaster solidus

Mytilaster solidus

Mytilaster solidus

Mytilidae
Mytilaster solisianus

Mytilaster solisianus

Mytilaster solisianus

Mytilidae
Bifurcate Mussel

Bifurcate Mussel

Mytilisepta bifurcata

Mytilidae
California mussel

California mussel

Mytilus californianus

Mytilidae
Chilean mussel

Chilean mussel

Mytilus chilensis

Mytilidae
Blue Mussel

Blue Mussel

Mytilus edulis

Mytilidae
Mediterranean mussel

Mediterranean mussel

Mytilus galloprovincialis

Mytilidae
Chilean mussel

Chilean mussel

Mytilus platensis

Mytilidae
foolish mussel

foolish mussel

Mytilus trossulus

Mytilidae
Mexilhao mussel

Mexilhao mussel

Perna perna

Mytilidae
Asian green mussel

Asian green mussel

Perna viridis

Mytilidae
Purple Mussel

Purple Mussel

Perumytilus purpuratus

Mytilidae

Rhomboidella prideauxi

Rhomboidella prideauxi

Mytilidae
Bisexual Mussel

Bisexual Mussel

Semimytilus patagonicus

Mytilidae
ledge mussel

ledge mussel

Septifer bilocularis

Mytilidae
Septifer cumingii

Septifer cumingii

Septifer cumingii

Mytilidae
Septifer excisus

Septifer excisus

Septifer excisus

Mytilidae

British Columbia crenella

Solamen columbianum

Mytilidae
Fragile Crenella

Fragile Crenella

Solamen glandula

Mytilidae

varnished mussel

Vilasina vernicosa

Mytilidae
Little Black Mussel

Little Black Mussel

Xenostrobus neozelanicus

Mytilidae
Axe Head Mussel, Pygmy Mussel, Little brown mussel

Axe Head Mussel, Pygmy Mussel, Little brown mussel

Xenostrobus securis

Mytilidae