horse mussel

Noun

  • Atrina zelandica (species), a large bivalve common from low tide to 45 m depth with a thin, dark, wedge-shaped shell covered with hollow spines.
  • Atrina squamifera (species)
  • Modiolus modiolus (species)
  • Any species in genus Modiolus (genus)

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