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Brown date mussel

Leiosolenus nasutus (R. A. Philippi, 1846)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The brown date mussel (Leiosolenus nasutus) is a species in the family Modiolidae, order Mytilida.

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Quick facts about the brown date mussel

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the brown date mussel live?

Not recorded

Is the brown date mussel endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the brown date mussel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderMytilida
  5. familyModiolidae
  6. genusLeiosolenus
  7. SpeciesLeiosolenus nasutus (R. A. Philippi, 1846)

Synonyms Lithodomus nasuta, Lithophaga dichroa, Lithophaga nasuta, Modiola nasuta

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Chocolate date musselEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the brown date mussel

Other species in the same genus Leiosolenus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the brown date mussel?

The brown date mussel (Leiosolenus nasutus) belongs to the family Modiolidae in the order Mytilida.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Brown date mussel (Leiosolenus nasutus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-date-mussel

MLA

“Brown date mussel (Leiosolenus nasutus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-date-mussel.

BibTeX
@misc{brown_date_mussel_2026,
  title = {Brown date mussel (Leiosolenus nasutus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-date-mussel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}