Blue Mussel

Mytilus edulis, attached by its byssus (By) to a piece of wood: F, food; S, exeurrent siphon, the branchial siphon being below it and not closed.

Two valves of Mytilus edulis L., representing diagramatically, the approximate position of the holes bored by Purpura in about 100 specimens of Mytilus gathered at Newquay, Cornwall.

Mytilus edulis L., attached by its byssus (By) to a piece of wood; F, foot; S, anal siphon, the branchial sipohon being below it and not closed.

Sea-mussel (Mytilus edulis Linnaeus).

Mytilus edulis, Edible mussel.

Mytilus edulis.

Sea mussel Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, showing foot distended and attachment by byssus.

Mytilus edulus (Linnaeus).

The edible Mollusca of Great Britain and Ireland London :L. Reeve & Co.[1884] biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12925982

Atlas de poche des coquilles des côtes de France Paris,Librairie des sciences naturelles, Paul Klincksiek,1913. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13005319

Description: Norsk bokmål: Levende blåskjell Mytilus edulis. Date: 1 September 2012, 14:19:57. Source: Own work. Author: Magnefl. Camera location 59° 15′ 33.37″ N, 10° 25′ 13.44″ E : View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth: 59.259270; 10.420400.