Geukensia

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Kingdom Animalia Rank Genus Order Mytiloida		Family Mytilidae Phylum Mollusca Subclass Pteriomorphia
Similar Geukensia demissa, Brachidontes, Geukensia granosissima, Modiolus, Amygdalum

Geukensia filter feeding

Geukensia is a genus of marine bivalve mollusc in the Mytilidae family, naturally found in the western Atlantic.

Species within the genus Geukensia include:

Geukensia demissa (Dillwyn, 1817) - Ribbed mussel

Geukensia granosissima (G. B. Sowerby III, 1914) - Southern ribbed mussel

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