Musculus discors | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Mytilida |
Family: | Mytilidae |
Genus: | Musculus |
Species: | M. discors |
Binomial name | |
Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 12th edition of Systema Naturae, 1767) | |
Musculus discors, or the discord mussel, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast. In North America it ranges from Labrador to Long Island Sound, [1] around Alaska and in northern European waters, including around most of the coast of Britain. [2] It is a global IUCN Red List species, and of national conservation importance within Great Britain. [3]