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Modiolus modiolus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Horse Mussel
CLASSIFICATION
Main Group:
Animal
Sublevel 1:
Non-chordate Invertebrate
Sublevel 2:
Invertebrate with bilateral symmetry
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Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Order:
Mytiloida
Family:
Mytilidae
Genus:
Modiolus
Species:
Modiolus modiolus
STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND
Origin:
Native
Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?:
No
Rarity Designations:
RI WAP (2015) - SGCN
BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY
Feeding Type:
Heterotroph
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ASSOCIATED SPECIES
PHOTOS OF
Modiolus modiolus
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