BIOTIC Species Information for Musculus discors
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| Researched by | Lizzie Tyler | Data supplied by | University of Sheffield |
| Refereed by | This information is not refereed. | ||
| Taxonomy | |||
| Scientific name | Musculus discors | Common name | Discordant mussel |
| MCS Code | W1721 | Recent Synonyms | Modiolaria discors |
| Phylum | Mollusca | Subphylum | |
| Superclass | Class | Pelecypoda | |
| Subclass | Order | Mytiloida | |
| Suborder | Family | Mytilidae | |
| Genus | Musculus | Species | discors |
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| Additional Information | The nest completely encloses the adult so that Musculus discors is only visible when its valves are open and it is feeding. Smooth specimens, lacking ribs, were reported from Oban and Staffa, in the Hebrides (Jeffreys, 1863). | ||
| Taxonomy References | Howson & Picton, 1999, Tebble, 1976, Fish & Fish, 1996, Morton, 1992, Phorson, 1996, Ockelmann, 1958, Forbes & Hanley, 1853, Jeffreys, 1863, MacGinitie, 1955, | ||
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