How deep does the Bivalves live?

The Bivalves (Leiosolenus levigatus) is typically found at 25–60 m.

Bivalves

Leiosolenus levigatus

Group: Other
Typical depth: 25–60 m

This boring mussel tunnels into hard substrate on the seafloor, recorded between about 25 and 60 m in New Caledonia. Like its relatives it dissolves rock and coral to carve a burrow, then filters plankton through siphons at the entrance.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Mytilida › Modiolidae › Leiosolenus

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 506074.

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How deep does the Bivalves live?: The Bivalves (Leiosolenus levigatus) is typically found at 25–60 m.