Common name of Mytilus galloprovincialis
 
Common Name Mediterranean mussel
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Turkey
Locality
Ref. Ulman, A., 2017
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core other animal
1st Modifier locality/area
2nd Modifier
Remarks 'mussel' from Latin 'musculus'; lit. 'little mouse,' also 'muscle;' like muscle, derived from mus 'mouse' on the perceived similarity of size and shape. Also in Ref. 92239.
 
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