| Family: |
Mytilidae (sea mussels) |
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| Environment: |
benthic; brackish; marine |
| Distribution: |
Northwest Pacific: Japan, Korea, China and Hong Kong. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Found intertidal of estuaries on rocks. Also found in sheltered rocky shores (Ref. 125338). Bysally attached in the supra-littoral zone, where it is the highest-zoned mussel (Ref. 125512). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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