horse mussel

== English == === Noun === horse mussel (plural horse mussels) A northern horse mussel, any of species Modiolus modiolus of mussels of northern waters of Europe and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America (by extension) Any in subfamily Modiolinae of mussels. Atrina squamifera, of South Africa (New Zealand) Atrina zelandica, a large bivalve common from low tide to 45 m depth with a thin, dark, wedge-shaped shell covered with hollow spines. ==== Derived terms ==== bearded horse mussel (Modiolus barbatus) boring horse mussel (Botula cinnamomea) broad horse mussel (Modiolus areolatus) elongate horse mussel (Jolya elongata) fat horse mussel (Modiolus capax) furrowed horse mussel (Jolya arata) little black horse mussel (Xenostrobus pulex) rhomboid horse mussel (Jolya rhomboidea) southern horse mussel (Modiolus squamosus) straight horse mussel (Modiolus rectus) tulip mussel (Modiolus americanus) vagina horse mussel (Arenifodiens vagina) ==== Translations ==== === References === “horse mussel”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. horse mussel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Atrina on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Atrina on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Atrina at National Center for Biotechnology Information Atrina zelandica at World Register of Marine Species Atrina squamifera at World Register of Marine Species Modiolus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Modiolus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Modiolus at National Center for Biotechnology Information Modiolus modiolus at World Register of Marine Species Modiolus at World Register of Marine Species