From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
Best found at
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Inner Point +
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Class
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Bivalvia +
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Common name is
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California mussel +
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Documentation requested
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false +
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Family
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Mytilidae +
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Genus
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Mytilus +
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Order
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Mytiloida +
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Origination status is
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Native +
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Phylum
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Mollusca +
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Scientific name is
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Mytilus californianus +
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SpecificEpithet
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californianus +
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Summary
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This is the common mussel of surf-beaten, … This is the common mussel of surf-beaten, exposed rocky areas. This species generally doesn't cover its habitat like [[Mytilus trossulus|Pacific Blue Mussel (''Mytilus trossulus'')]] sometimes does, and some specimens can be almost a foot in length. Small shells can be distinguished from ''M. trossulus'' by their ribs.ished from ''M. trossulus'' by their ribs. +
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Synonyms include
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Mytilus californicus +
, mytilus canalis +
, Mytilus edulis giganteus +
, Mytilus zonarius +
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TaxonRank
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species +
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Has queryThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Mytilus californianus +
, Mytilus californianus +
, Mytilus californianus +
, Mytilus californianus +
, Mytilus californianus +
, Mytilus californianus +
, Mytilus californianus +
, Mytilus californianus +
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Categories |
Marine Invertebrate +
, Species +
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Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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20 October 2013 00:16:19 +
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Has subobjectThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Mytilus californianus +
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