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Family: Dreissenidae



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8 species (see list below)
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Dreissena bugensis
[Quagga mussel]
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Dreissena polymorpha
[Zebra mussel]
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Mytilopsis adamsi
[]
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Mytilopsis africana
[]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm DL
 
Mytilopsis leucophaeata
[False dark mussel]
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Mytilopsis lopesi
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Max. Length 3 cm NG
 
Mytilopsis sallei
[Santo domingo falsemussel]
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Mytilopsis trautwineana
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Dreissena bugensis Quagga mussel North America, Europe and 1897
Dreissena polymorpha Zebra mussel Northeast Pacific and Nor 1771
Mytilopsis adamsi Indo-Pacific. 1946
Mytilopsis africana Eastern Central Atlantic 1835
Mytilopsis leucophaeata False dark mussel Atlantic Ocean and Easter 2.5 DL 1831
Mytilopsis lopesi Western Atlantic. 1989
Mytilopsis sallei Santo domingo falsemussel Western Atlantic 3 NG 1849
Mytilopsis trautwineana Western Atlantic. 1866



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