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Geukensia
Sign in to saveGeukensia is a genus of marine bivalve mollusc in the Mytilidae family, naturally found in the western Atlantic.
Species
Atlantic Ribbed Mussel
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassBivalvia
- OrderMytilida
- FamilyMytilidae
Habitatmarine, brackish
Observations7,675
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 51
- Family
- Mytilidae
- Collections
- PRI, UF, OMNH, SBMNH, SDSM
- Recorded in
- United States, Argentina, Bahamas
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Geukensia is a genus of marine bivalve mollusc in the Mytilidae family, naturally found in the western Atlantic.
==Species== Species within the genus Geukensia include: Geukensia demissa (Dillwyn, 1817) - Ribbed mussel Geukensia granosissima (G. B. Sowerby III, 1914) - Southern ribbed mussel
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