Geukensia granosissima

Geukensia granosissima, common name the southern ribbed mussel, is a species of saltwater mussel, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Mytilidae, the mussels.

Geukensia granosissima
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Mytilida
Family: Mytilidae
Genus: Geukensia
Species:
G. granosissima
Binomial name
Geukensia granosissima
(G.B. Sowerby III, 1914)

Distribution

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This species is native to the Atlantic coast of North America. Southern ribbed mussels are found in the Florida Keys, the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico. On the Atlantic coast to the north, the closely related ribbed mussel Geukensia demissa is found.

Description

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The ribbed shells of this species attain a length of 10 cm.

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