Specimen, shell
Other name(s):
Mytilus edulis
Mytilus edule
Mytilus edulis
Edible blue mussel
common mussel
common blue mussel
blue mussel
bay mussel
The edible mussel
craa shell
crow mussel
krane
kraeno
Collection ID:
Z555.1.182
Collection:
Zoology
Class: Bivalvia. 5 specimens. All specimens have both valves still attached. The shells are roughly teat drop shaped and have a recognisable blue colour, however 4 of these specimens are brown in colour, possible juveniles, with radiating linear bands in dark blue. The inner surface is iridescent and glossy. They can be found in large communities attached to rocks on most rocky shores.
Field collection
| Collector | Robert Rendall |
References
| Reference literature | Rendall, R. 'Mollusca Orcandensia' (1956) Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 66, pp.131-201 (p.185) |
