| Family: |
Mytilidae (sea mussels) |
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| Environment: |
benthic; marine |
| Distribution: |
Indo-Pacific. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Found boring in dead and living corals at intertidal and subtidal zones (Ref. 85421). In Hong Kong, also reported boring into the commercial oyster Crassostrea gigas (Ref. 75840). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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