Mytilus edulis: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Mytilida
Family: Mytilidae
Genus: Mytilus
Species: Mytilus edulis
Scientific Name: Mytilus edulis

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Blue mussel

The blue mussel (Mytilus edulis), also known as the common mussel, is a medium-sized edible marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae, the only extant family in the order Mytilida, known as "true mussels". Blue mussels are subject to commercial use and intensive aquaculture. A species with a large range, the blue mussel leaves empty shells that are commonly found on beaches around the world.

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Mytilus edulis in languages:

Bokmål: blåskjell
Chinese: 藍貝 (藍青口)
Czech: slávka jedlá
Danish: Blåmusling
Dutch: Mossel
Dutch: Eetbare mossel
English: Blue Mussel
Estonian: söödav rannakarp
Finnish: atlantinsinisimpukka
French: Moule commune
French: Moule bleue
Galician: Mexillón atlántico
German: Gemeine Miesmuschel
German: Essbare Miesmuschel
Italian: Mitilo atlantico
Italian: Cozza atlantica
Korean: 진주담치
Lithuanian: Paprastoji midija
Polish: Omułek jadalny
Portuguese: Mexilhão-azul-comestível
Russian: Съедобная мидия
Swedish: blåmussla

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Mytilus edulis: taxon details and analytics

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Blue mussel

Mytilus edulis in languages:

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Mytilus edulis: taxon details and analytics

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Blue mussel

Mytilus edulis in languages:

Images from inaturalist.org observations:

Parent Taxon

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