Asian Date Mussel (Common Marine Invertebrates of Lake Merritt)

Asian Date Mussel

Arcuatula senhousia

Hinge not at the apex of the shell, jagged bands and a green sheen. Also known as the Japanese Mussel.

Note quite as common as the other mussel species, but certainly present.

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(c) WoRMS for SMEBD, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://images.marinespecies.org/resized/69998_arcuatula-senhousia-benson-in-cantor-1842-specimen-from-la-goulette-tunisia-among-algae-31-03-2009-actual-size-10-mm.jpg
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(c) Ken-ichi Ueda, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA)

Category	Clams / mussels / Oysters