Yellow Mussel Brachidontes modiolus

Classification

Mytilidae [family]

Brachidontes [genus] (2)

modiolus [species]

Classification

Mytilidae [family]

Brachidontes [genus] (2)

modiolus [species]

Names

English name	Yellow Mussel
Valid name	Brachidontes modiolus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonym	Brachidontes citrinus (Röding, 1798)

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Mollusca [phylum] Molluscs
  - Bivalvia [class] Bivalves
    - Pteriomorphia [subclass]
      - Mytilida [order]
        
        Mytiloidea [superfamily]
        
        Mytilidae [family]
        
        Brachidontes Swainson, 1840 [genus]
        
        Brachidontes modiolus (Linnaeus, 1767) [species] Yellow Mussel