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Musculus discors

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Musculus discors
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Mytilida
Family: Mytilidae
Genus: Musculus
Species:
M. discors
Binomial name
Musculus discors
(Linnaeus, 12th edition of Systema Naturae, 1767)

Musculus discors, or the discord mussel, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast. In North America it ranges from Labrador to Long Island Sound,[1] around Alaska and in northern European waters, including around most of the coast of Britain.[2] It is a global IUCN Red List species, and of national conservation importance within Great Britain.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 18.
  2. ^ "Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767)". www.gbif.org. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Green crenella (Musculus discors)". Marlin. The Marine Life Information Network. Retrieved 20 February 2017.