Kingdom Animalia Class Bivalvia Family Mytilidae Scientific name Lithophaga bisulcata | Phylum Mollusca Order Mytiloida Genus Lithophaga Rank Species | |
Similar Modiolus americanus, Lithophaga, Ischadium recurvum, Amygdalum, Gastrochaena | ||
Lithophaga bisulcata, or the mahogany date mussel, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies and Bermuda.
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