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Brachidontes crebristriatus (Conrad, 1837) Hawaiian mussel |
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| Family: | Mytilidae (sea mussels) | |||
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| Environment: | benthic; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaii and French Polynesia. | |||
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| Biology: | Mainly lives in limestone shoreline at the low tide mark. Also found on basalt shorelines but h in lower densities (Ref. 122680). Found on thick algal turfs along calcareous shorelines (Ref. 99817). Attach to their substrates using strong byssal threads (Ref. 122680). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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