Common name of Mytilopsis sallei
 
Common Name Santo domingo false mussel
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country United States (contiguous states)
Locality
Ref. Floriday Keys National Marine Sanctuary, 2004
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex
Core
1st Modifier
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.
 
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