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Musculus vernicosa
Varnished Mussel
Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Mytilida › Mytilidae
- Collected by
- D. Thaanum
- Collector number
- 6279
- Locality
- Alaska; Forrester Island
- Region
- Alaska
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Vilasina vernicosa observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-08-20.
2024-08-20
Great Sitkin Pier
(c) Gail Ashton PhD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-19
George Island
(c) Kim Nesbitt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2014-06-30
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK, USA
(c) Justin Hofman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2014-06-30
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK, USA
(c) Justin Hofman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2008-07-24
Cross Sound, AK, USA
(c) Justin Hofman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Musculus vernicosa. BPBM 260547. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37627094. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/260547.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37627094 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026