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Definition of Marine mussel
1. Noun. Marine bivalve mollusk having a dark elongated shell; live attached to solid objects especially in intertidal zones.
Generic synonyms: Mussel
Group relationships: Family Mytilidae, Mytilidae
Specialized synonyms: Edible Mussel, Mytilus Edulis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Marine Mussel
Literary usage of Marine mussel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Annual Meeting (1870)
"The author exhibited a marine mussel-shell measuring 3^ inches in length, 1 \
inch at its broadest part, and -J inch in internal depth, still in as perfect ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"Black pearls, which are very highly valued, are obtained chiefly from the pearl
oyster of the Gulf of Mexico. The common marine mussel ..."
3. Popular Science Monthly (1912)
"In Germany the Elster Eiver pearl mussel beds and in France the marine mussel
and oyster fisheries have been saved and developed by proper legislation and ..."
4. Conditions of Life in the Sea: A Short Account of Quantitative Marine by James Johnstone (1908)
"The fresh water mussels of our rivers (Anodonta and Unio) yield pearls which have
occasionally some value as gems; and the common edible marine mussel too ..."
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