Species

Mytilus californianus (California mussel)

Mytilus californianus. Photo: (c) Donna Pomeroy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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The California mussel (Mytilus californianus) is a large edible mussel, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Mytilidae.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Mollusca (Molluscs)
    - Class: Bivalvia (Bivalves)
      - Subclass: Autobranchia
        Infraclass: Pteriomorphia (Pteriomorph bivalves)
        Order: Mytilida
        Superfamily: Mytiloidea
        Family: Mytilidae (True mussels)
        Subfamily: Mytilinae
        Genus: Mytilus (Black mussels)
        Species: Mytilus californianus (California mussel)

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