Crenella (bivalve)
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Crenella is a genus of bean mussel
s in the family Mytilidae
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Mussel
The common name mussel is used for members of several families of clams or bivalvia mollusca, from saltwater and freshwater habitats. These groups have in common a shell whose outline is elongated and asymmetrical compared with other edible clams, which are often more or less rounded or oval.The...
s in the family Mytilidae
Mytilidae
Mytilidae is a family of small to large saltwater mussels, marine bivalve mollusks in the order Mytiloida. It is the only family in the order...
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Species
Species in the genus Crenella include:- Crenella abbotti Altena, 1968
- Crenella adamsiana
- Crenella arenaria Martin Monterosato, 1875
- Crenella canariensis (Odhner, 1932)
- Crenella caudiva Olsson, 1961
- Crenella decussata (Montagu, 1808)
- Crenella divaricata (Orbigny in Sagra, 1853)
- Crenella ehrenbergi
- Crenella fabaCrenella fabaCrenella faba, or the little bean mussel, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae. It can be found along the north Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Greenland to Nova Scotia....
(O. F. Müller, 1776) - little bean mussel - Crenella gemma Olsson & McGinty, 1958
- Crenella glandulaCrenella glandulaCrenella glandula, or the glandular bean mussel, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Labrador to North Carolina....
(Totten, 1834) - glandular bean mussel - Crenella magellanica Linse, 2002
- Crenella marionensis E. A. Smith, 1885
- Crenella minuta Thiele & Jaeckel, 1931
- Crenella pectinula (Gould, 1841)
- Crenella pellucida (Jeffreys, 1859)
- Crenella pura E. A. Smith, 1890
- Crenella skomma (McLean & Schwengel, 1944)