Bifurcate Mussel

Mytilisepta bifurcata

• Group: Other

A small mussel of the Californian shore, the bifurcate mussel wedges itself into nooks and crevices low in the intertidal zone. It anchors by tough byssal threads and reaches a shell length of around four and a half centimetres.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Mytilida › Mytilidae › Mytilisepta

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 506155.