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Kurile Horse Mussel

Modiolus kurilensis

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Russia.January 1, February 1, March 2, April 0, May 14, June 2, July 6, August 13, September 2, October 0, November 2, December 0.
Russia43
Primorsky Krai39
Sakhalin Oblast4
South Korea3
Gangwon2
North Gyeongsang1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Filter feederFeeds by filtering suspended food particles from water.From its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassBivalves · Bivalvia
OrderMytilida
FamilyHorsemussels and Allies · Modiolidae
GenusModiolus

Sources

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