Mytilisepta virgata (Wiegmann, 1837)
Purplish bifurcate mussel
Mytilisepta virgata
photo by Choi, Jong-Kwan

Family:  Mytilidae (sea mussels)
Max. size: 
Environment:  benthic; marine
Distribution:  Western Pacific.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found intertidal on rocks as a dense band (Ref. 53).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:   
 

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