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Species catalogue
Mediterranean mussel
Order
Mytiloida
Family
Mytilidae
Marine bivalve mollusc. Equal to Mytilus edulis but separated by the following characters: a) the umbones turning downwards tending to make the basal line of the shell concave; b) the valves are higher and less angular on the upper margin and tend to grow larger; c) the mantle edge darker, becoming blue or purple.
Characteristics
FAO code
MSM
MSM
Specie
Mytilus galloprovincialis
Mytilus galloprovincialis
Type
Molluscs
Molluscs
FAO Fishing Areas
- Area 18: the Arctic Ocean
- Area 27: the Northeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 37: the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea
- Area 47: the Southeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 57: the Eastern part of the Indian Ocean
- Area 58: the Antarctic and Southern parts of the Indian Ocean
- Area 61: the Northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean
- Area 67: the Northeastern part of the Pacific Ocean
- Area 71: the Western Central part of the Pacific Ocean
- Area 77: the Eastern Central part of the Pacific Ocean
- Area 81: the Southwestern part of the Pacific Ocean
- Area 87: the Southeastern part of the Pacific Ocean
Fishing seasons
jan
feb
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
International denominations
Germany
Blaubart- oder Seemuschel
France
Moule méditerranéenne
Italy
Cozza
Portugal
Mexilhão do Mediterrâneo
United Kingdom
Mediterranean mussel
Fishing areas
