Common name of Mytella bicolor
 
Common Name Guyana swamp mussel
Language English
Type FAO
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Global
Locality
Ref. FAO-FIES, 2022
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st Modifier habitat/ecology
2nd Modifier locality/area
Remarks 'mussel' from Latin 'musculus'; lit. 'little mouse,' also 'muscle'; like muscle, derived from mus 'mouse' on the perceived similarity of size and shape. Also Ref. 344, 101110, 115257.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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