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Northern Bay Mussel

Mytilus trossulus

4,407 observations in the source records

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 3,564, February 2,632, March 4,124, April 6,488, May 9,354, June 10,200, July 10,915, August 9,387, September 6,891, October 5,144, November 2,811, December 2,197.
United States74,086
Canada1,566
Alaska854
British Columbia577
Nunavut280
Poland215
Nova Scotia202
Quebec200
Pomeranian Voivodeship177
Washington167

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

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