Modiolus barbatus
Modiolus barbatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Bearded horse mussel
Modiolus barbatus
photo by Coudre, Christian

Family:  Mytilidae (sea mussels)
Max. size:  6.611 cm SHL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 13 years
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 3 - 200 m
Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean and Black Sea: from UK south to Mauritania and east to India.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Minimum depth from Ref. 122114. Generally occurs in marine coastal habitats (Ref. 122115). Occurs in the lower eulittoral-sublittoral fringe from lower depths to 110 m (Ref. 7859). Main food and feeding type based on another species of the same Genus; to be replaced with a better reference (Ref. 95810).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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