Geukensia demissa ... Geukensia demissa is a species of mussel, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Mytilidae, the true mussels. This species is native to the Atlantic coast of North America. …

The Atlantic ribbed mussel is a bivalve with dark, ribbed shells. It is found in low marshes and mud flats throughout the middle and lower Chesapeake Bay. Atlantic ribbed mussels attach …

Geukensia demissa, commonly known as the Atlantic Ribbed Mussel, ranges naturally from the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence to Palm Beach, Florida. It was first collected on the West Coast …

What is an Atlantic ribbed mussel? Atlantic Ribbed Mussel (Geukensia demissa) is a bivalve that grows up to 4 inches long. They often form dense aggregations on the seaward margin of …

The ribbed mussel occurs in the coastal waters of salt marsh habitats from the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence in eastern Canada, south along the western Atlantic coast to Florida.

The Atlantic Ribbed Mussel is a bivalve, which means it is an aquatic mollusk, whose body is enclosed with a shell. Giving it its name, the Atlantic Ribbed Mussel has a dark, ribbed shell, …

Ribbed mussels (Geukensia demissa) are important salt marsh species. They are very widespread from MA to FL with salinity preferences of 8 to 30 ppt. They are often quite …

The ribbed mussel is native to the Atlantic coast of North America, from the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada to northeastern Florida and along the Gulf of Mexico from Florida to Yucatan.

The tulip mussel (Modiolus americanus), from North Carolina to the Caribbean Sea, attaches itself to broken shells and rocks; its smooth, thin shell is usually light brown but sometimes has rosy …

Dec 9, 2022 · Atlantic Ribbed Mussels live throughout our tidal estuaries on Edisto Island. They range in size up to four inches in length and have a thin-walled, sandal-shaped shell that’s a …