Musculus niger
Musculus niger | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Mytilida |
Family: | Mytilidae |
Genus: | Musculus |
Species: | M. niger
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Binomial name | |
Musculus niger (Gray, 1824)
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Musculus niger, or the black mussel, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae.[1][2] It can be found in the Atlantic Ocean, eastern Pacific Ocean, and the Arctic Ocean.[2] Along the Atlantic coast of North America, it ranges from the Arctic Ocean to North Carolina.[3]
References[]
- ^ Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2019). "Musculus niger (J.E. Gray, 1824)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ a b Palomares, M. L. D. and Pauly, D., eds. (2019). "Musculus niger" in SeaLifeBase. February 2019 version.
- ^ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 19.
Categories:
- Musculus (bivalve)
- Fauna of the Arctic Ocean
- Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean
- Molluscs of the Pacific Ocean
- Taxa named by John Edward Gray
- Bivalves described in 1824
- Bivalve stubs