- Modiolus americanus
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Modiolus americanus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Order: Mytiloida Family: Mytilidae Genus: Modiolus Species: M. americanus Binomial name Modiolus americanus
(Leach, 1815)Modiolus americanus, or the tulip mussel, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies.[1]
References
- ^ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Altantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 15.
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