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Modiolus barbatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Bearded horse mussel |
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photo by
Coudre, Christian |
| Family: | Mytilidae (sea mussels) | |||
| Max. size: | 6.611 cm SHL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 13 years | |||
| Environment: | benthic; marine; depth range 3 - 200 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean and Black Sea: from UK south to Mauritania and east to India. | |||
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| Biology: | Minimum depth from Ref. 122114. Generally occurs in marine coastal habitats (Ref. 122115). Occurs in the lower eulittoral-sublittoral fringe from lower depths to 110 m (Ref. 7859). Main food and feeding type based on another species of the same Genus; to be replaced with a better reference (Ref. 95810). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251) | |||
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