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Large California mussel beds, north Moonstone beach near Cambria, California. Brown, furry-looking seaweed is Gloiopeltis furcata , both in the mid to upper intertidal zones . The California mussel ( Mytilus californianus ) is a large edible mussel , a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Mytilidae .
Bathymodiolus thermophilus is a very large mussel with a dark brown periostracum, growing to a length of about 20 cm (8 in). It is attached to rocks on the seabed by byssus threads but it is able to detach itself and move to a different location. It is sometimes very abundant, having been recorded at densities of up to 300 individuals per ...
Ownership passed through five generations, from Alex to his son David (after whom the store is named), to his son Burton, to his sons Dan and Steve, and his sons Aaron and David. As of February 2019 the original location on Payne Avenue is now closed. [2] Dave's opened at six other locations in Cleveland and Euclid in the 1980s, 1990s, and ...
Starting from a single location opened in 1998 in Columbus called the "Columbus Fish Market", [3] by 2006, the chain had 12 locations. [4] The chain formed part of the Cameron Mitchell Restaurants [ 5 ] group until 2008, [ 6 ] when the then-22 unit chain, including 19 Fish Market units, was sold to Ruth's Chris Steak House (later renamed Ruth's ...
Ellipsaria lineolata is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This is the sole species in the monotypic genus Ellipsaria . This species is native to the drainage systems of the Mississippi River , the Mobile River , the Tennessee River , and the Cumberland River in the United States .
The freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) is an endangered species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Margaritiferidae.. Although the name "freshwater pearl mussel" is often used for this species, other freshwater mussel species (e.g. Margaritifera auricularia) can also create pearls and some can also be used as a source of mother of pearl.
This mussel inhabits medium-sized to large rivers and can be found in riffles with a slow or moderate current. It often buries itself a few centimeters deep in the substrate, which may be sand, gravel, rocks, or mud. It can be found among other species of mussels in the few remaining fragments of appropriate habitat. [2]
[2] [3] Some scientists consider a number of the coastal and large river populations of this species to be already extirpated, nearly extirpated, or declining rapidly. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] However, this species is still common throughout parts of the northern Rocky Mountains, [ 2 ] although some populations in Montana may be declining.