Shell Family of Taiwan
Mytilidae 殼菜蛤科contain129 species in Taiwan,show91 - 105
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Mytilidae 殼菜蛤科Shell small to large, equivalve with anteriorly situated beak, without strong sculptures. Periostracum evident, sometimes hairy. Internal surface with strong pearly lustre. Hinge teeth lacking, posterior scar large and C-shaped. No siphon present. Attached on substratum by byssus, sometimes boring.
Senitfic Name
Chinese Name
omenclator
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 Musculus cupreus 邊網殼菜蛤  (Gould, 1861)  
 Musculus japonica 日本肌蛤  (Dunker, 1857)  
 Musculus koreanus   Ockelmann, 1983  
 Musculus minutus   Scarlato, 1960  
 Musculus mirandus   (Smith, 1884)  
 Musculus nanus   (Dunker, 1856)  
 Musculus nigrus   (Gray, 1824)  
 Musculus perfragilis 脆殼肌蛤  (Dunker, 1857)  
 Musculus pusio   (A. Adams, 1862)  
 Musculus senhousei   (Bensen, 1842)  
 Musculus senhousia 東亞殼菜蛤  (Benson, 1842)  
 Musculus viridulus   (H. Adams, 1871)  
 Mytilus coruscus 絲綢殼菜蛤  Gould, 1861  
 Mytilus edulis 紫殼菜蛤、食用殼菜蛤  Linnaeus, 1758  
 Mytilus galloprovincialis   Lamarck, 1819