name: Marine Mussel

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source: foodb

status: draft

food_db_id: Marine mussel

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name_scientific: Mytilidae

description: Mytilidae is a family of small to large saltwater mussels, marine bivalve mollusks in the order Mytiloida. It is the only family in the order. This order (and family) contains 32 genera. Species in the family Mytilidae are found world-wide, but they are more abundant in colder seas, where they often form uninterrupted beds on rocky shores in the intertidal zone and the shallow subtidal. The subfamily Bathymodiolinae is found in deep-sea habitats. Mytilids include the well-known edible sea mussels. A common feature of the shells of mussels is an asymmetrical shell which has a thick, adherent periostracum. The animals attached themselves to a solid substrate using a byssus.

itis_id: 79451

wikipedia_id: Mytilidae

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picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 124474

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:32:15.000Z

legacy_id: 628

food_group: Aquatic foods

food_subgroup: Mollusks

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:50.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:05:28.000Z

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updater_id: null

export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 6547

export_to_foodb: true

public_id: FOOD00587