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Blue Mussel

Mytilus edulis

Photo by Sof
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Field Notes

Description:

The shape of the shell is triangular and elongate with rounded edges. The shell is smooth with a sculpturing of fine concentric growth lines but no radiating ribs. The shells of this species are purple, blue or sometimes brown in color, occasionally with radial stripes.

Habitat:

Attached to rocks in the shoreline of a beach.

Notes:

Found as I played on the rocky part of the beach.

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Blue mussel

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