APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Mytilus trossulus Gould, 1850 - Foolish or Pacific blue mussel (Marine bivalve images)
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Foolish mussel
Mytilus trossulus
- shell valve exterior 1

Foolish mussel
Mytilus trossulus
- shell valve exterior 2

Foolish mussel
Mytilus trossulus
- shell valve pair 1

Foolish mussel
Mytilus trossulus
- shell valve exterior 3

Foolish mussel
Mytilus trossulus
- shell valve exterior 4

Foolish mussel
Mytilus trossulus
- juvenile specimen 1

Foolish mussel
Mytilus trossulus
- juvenile specimen 2

Foolish mussel
Mytilus trossulus
- on pail lid 1

Foolish mussel
Mytilus trossulus
- on pail lid 2

One medium sized live specimen and two live juveniles of Mytilus trossulus were found under the lip of a 5 gallon pail lid from Canada, region determined by the fauna on the lid. Top Tieb, Marazion, Cornwall. 24.01.16.

Specimen verified by Simon Taylor of the Concological Society of Britain and Ireland.

Mytilus trossulus Foolish or Pacific blue mussel Marine bivalve images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.