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Dark False Mussel

Mytilopsis leucophaeata

Classification

Order
Myida

Mytilopsis leucophaeata is a species of small bivalve mollusc in the false mussel family, Dreissenidae. It is commonly known as Conrad's false mussel or the dark false mussel. Identification It can look very similar to the zebra mussel, with similar stripes, but it can be distinguished from it by an apophysis or projection on the inside of the shell near the umbo.

Distribution

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Netherlands · 50Belgium · 39France · 10Spain · 5Germany · 1Italy · 1United Kingdom · 1