Biology:Musculus niger

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Musculus niger
FMIB 51188 Black Horse Mussel, Modiola nigra.jpeg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Mytilida
Family: Mytilidae
Genus: Musculus
Species:
M. niger
Binomial name
Musculus niger
(Gray, 1824)

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

  1. "Musculus niger (J.E. Gray, 1824)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. 2019. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140474. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Palomares, M. L. D. and Pauly, D., eds. (2019). "Musculus niger" in SeaLifeBase. February 2019 version.
  3. 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.

Wikidata ☰ Q3017210 entry