ribbed mussel

Geukensia demissa

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Order: Mytilida
Family: Mytilidae

Geukensia demissa is a species of mussel, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Mytilidae, the true mussels. This species is native to the Atlantic coast of North America. The common names for this species include ribbed mussel, Atlantic ribbed marsh mussel and ribbed horsemussel.

Distribution

ribbed mussel — (c) Bobby McCabe, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Bobby McCabe · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 4,292Canada · 399Mexico · 25

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Bobby McCabe, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Bobby McCabe · CC-BY DescriptionGeukensia demissa, Wikipedia contributors

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