- English Common Name
- Vagina Horse Mussel
- Scientific name
- Modiolus vaginus
- Taxonomy
- Order: Mytiloida, Family: Mytilidae
- Size
- About 10 cm (length of the shell)
- Species Distribution
- Amamioshima Island, enclosed bays in Okinawa Island, West Pacific to the tropical Indian Oceans
- Okinawa Red List of Threatened Species: Near Threatened
- Japan Red List of Threatened Species: Near Threatened
- This species resides deep in coarse sand areas between tidal flats and subtidal zones. It bonds itself in a smooth burrow using the filamentous byssus. Cream-colored long siphons can be observed on tidal flats or water. Today’s development along coast may result in mussels’ habitat loss.
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- Updated July 2017
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