Common name of Modiolus modiolus
 
Common Name Kurilean horse mussel
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country United Kingdom
Locality
Ref. Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum, 2005
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex
Core non-fish animal
1st Modifier locality/area
2nd Modifier
Remarks 'mussel' from Latin 'musculus'; lit. 'little mouse,' also 'muscle'; like muscle, derived from mus 'mouse' on the perceived similarity of size and shape.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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