Evergreen Natural History Database

Common name(s): Horse Mussel, Northern Horse Mussel

Size:
Up to 180mm

Range:
Bering Sea to S. California

Habitat:
Prefers to live in quiet bays, intertidal to 200 m, buried in soft, gravely mud or sand in Puget Sound, or attached to rocks elsewhere.

Life History:
This species lives up to 20 years and can survive sub-0^oC for several days.

Predators:
Polinices lewisii

Additional Resources:

*"Size" refers to shell length only and only gives the largest average size for the given species.

Last updated Tuesday, August 29, 2006, by Lisa Ferrier