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Bicolor Mussel
Abraham Sánchez Romero, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Clams, mussels & oysters

Bicolor Mussel

Mytella guyanensis (Lamarck, 1819)

Names

EnglishBicolor Mussel
Dutch—
SpanishMejillón tichinda
Chinese圭亚那小贻贝
Scientific nameMytella guyanensis (Lamarck, 1819)

About this species

Mytella guyanensis is a species of tropical saltwater mussel, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Mytilidae. This species has been referred to colloquially as the “Trinidad Swamp Mussel” —although not formally confirmed as the common name. It was first described in detail by the French naturalist Jean Baptiste Lamarck in 1819.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassBivalvia
OrderMytilida
FamilyMytilidae
GenusMytella

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