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Mytilus

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BPBM 6360Malacology

Mytilus

Black Mussels

Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Mytilida › Mytilidae

Collected by
E.L. Layard; GarrettAndrew J. Garrett →E.L. Layard →
Locality
Ceylon
Region
Ceylon
Record type
Preservedspecimen
18 Bishop specimens of Mytilus · collected 1870–1948Species page ›

Mytilus observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 34,363 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

Mytilus observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Juneau, AK, US

(c) Luke, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Mytilus observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

6th Ave / Mission St, Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA 93921, USA

(c) Karla Agredano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Mytilus observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

6th Ave / Mission St, Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA 93921, USA

(c) Karla Agredano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Mytilus observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

6th Ave / Mission St, Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA 93921, USA

(c) Karla Agredano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Mytilus observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

Russian Gulch Creek, Jenner, CA, US

(c) deantroi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Mytilus observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

Bridgwater, England, GB

(c) Reuban Milinczuk-Boyd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Mytilus. BPBM 6360. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37634618. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/6360.

Record sources