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Tasmanian Blue Mussel

Mytilus planulatus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New Zealand.January 42, February 34, March 31, April 80, May 37, June 15, July 17, August 24, September 35, October 28, November 39, December 42.
New Zealand424
Canterbury Region110
Wellington Region97
Southland Region48
Auckland Region44
Otago Region38
Marlborough Region28
Tasman Region21
Northland Region14
Waikato Region7

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
Familymussels · Mytilidae
GenusBlack Mussels · Mytilus

Sources

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