Mytilus planulatus
Species of mollusc
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Mytilus planulatus is a species of mussel, native to New Zealand and Australia.[1] This species is the only native mussel in Australia.[2] It lives only in marine salt water environments.[3]
Right valve
| Mytilus planulatus | |
|---|---|
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| Mytilus planulatus in Picton, New Zealand | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Mytilida |
| Family: | Mytilidae |
| Genus: | Mytilus |
| Species: | M. planulatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Mytilus planulatus Lamarck, 1819 | |
