Ischadium recurvum
Encyclopedia
Ischadium recurvum, or the hooked mussel, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family
Mytilidae
. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Cape Cod
to the West Indies.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Mytilidae
Mytilidae
Mytilidae is a family of small to large saltwater mussels, marine bivalve mollusks in the order Mytiloida. It is the only family in the order...
. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Cape Cod
Cape Cod
Cape Cod, often referred to locally as simply the Cape, is a cape in the easternmost portion of the state of Massachusetts, in the Northeastern United States...
to the West Indies.