Mussel

id: mussel-165-3051201
title: Mussel
text: Mussel is the common name used for members of several families of bivalve molluscs, from saltwater and freshwater habitats. These groups have in common a shell whose outline is elongated and asymmetrical compared with other edible clams, which are often more or less rounded or oval. The word "mussel" is frequently used to mean the bivalves of the marine family Mytilidae, most of which live on exposed shores in the intertidal zone, attached by means of their strong byssal threads ("beard") to a f
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description: Type of bivalve mollusc
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mussel
date created: 2002-11-05T03:08:20Z
date modified: 2024-08-29T11:13:22Z
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image: {"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/CornishMussels.JPG","width":2500,"height":1875}
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