Atlantic ribbed mussel Simply begin typing or use the editing
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review. The capax horse mussel (Modiolus capax) has a bright
orange-brown shell under a thick periostracum; its range in the
Pacific Ocean extends from California to Peru. The Atlantic
ribbed mussel (Modiolus demissus), which has a thin, strong,
yellowish brown shell, occurs from Nova Scotia to the Gulf of
Mexico. The tulip mussel (Modiolus americanus), from North
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