Evergreen Natural History Database

Common name(s): Mediterranean Mussel

Size:
Up to 90 mm

Range:
S. California to Mexico, commercially grown in Totten Inlet, Washington, and found in sheltered inlets of British Columbia, Canada

Habitat:
Same as Mytilus trossulus

Misidentification:
Mytilus trossulus, Mytilus edulis,

*"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