Common Name |
Cancellate mussel |
Language |
English |
Type |
AFS |
Official Trade Name |
No |
Rank |
1 - (Legal common name (unique)) |
Country |
United States (contiguous states) |
Locality |
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Ref. |
Turgeon, D.D., J.F. Quinn Jr., A.E. Bogan, E.V. Coan, F.G. Hochberg, W.G. Lyons, P.M. Mikkelsen, R.J. Neves, C.F.E. Roper, G. Rosenberg, B. Roth, A. Scheltema, F.G. Thompson, M. Vecchione and J.D. Willams, 1998 |
Life Stage |
juveniles and adults |
Sex |
females and males |
Core |
primary lexeme |
1st Modifier |
morphology |
2nd Modifier |
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Remarks |
'mussel' from Latin 'musculus'; lit. 'little mouse,' also 'muscle'; like muscle, derived from mus 'mouse' on the perceived similarity of size and shape. |