| Mytilidae (sea mussels) |
| 11 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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benthic; marine; depth range 1 - 11 m |
| Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific. |
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Shell mussel-shaped, trigonal, thin. Sculpture of fine growth lines. Umbones swollen, not terminal (away from pointed end of shell). Hinge teeth absent. Periostracum heavy, sometimes hair-like. Colour: externally light brown with blush of rose, purple or orange (concentrated on umbones) and purple streaks, but with a white oblique streak in the middle of shell, internally pearly whitish, tinged with rose or purple (Ref. 271). |
| It is attached to hard substrates intertidally or at shallow subtidal depths, mostly in coral reef areas (Ref. 271). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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