Asian Date Mussel

Arcuatula senhousia

Description 4

Hinge not at the apex of the shell, jagged bands and a green sheen. Also known as the Japanese Mussel.

In Lake Merritt 4

Note quite as common as the other mussel species, but certainly present.

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Damon Tighe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Damon Tighe
  2. (c) WoRMS for SMEBD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://images.marinespecies.org/resized/69998_arcuatula-senhousia-benson-in-cantor-1842-specimen-from-la-goulette-tunisia-among-algae-31-03-2009-actual-size-10-mm.jpg
  3. (c) 105615097470186309865, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by 105615097470186309865, https://picasaweb.google.com/105615097470186309865/Nov92012?authkey=Gv1sRgCPa-z7fZncGibw#5811193225885878018
  4. (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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