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Brown mud mussel

Glauconome rugosa Hanley, 1843

Status not recordedmolluscs

The brown mud mussel (Glauconome rugosa) is a species in the family Glauconomidae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the brown mud 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 mud mussel live?

Not recorded

Is the brown mud 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 mud mussel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyGlauconomidae
  6. genusGlauconome
  7. SpeciesGlauconome rugosa Hanley, 1843

Synonyms Glauconome oblonga, Glauconome rugosa var. subangustior, Glauconome rugosus, Glauconomya rugosa

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Brown mangrove musselEnglish
  • Wrinkled sea-green musselEnglish
  • Braune MangrovenmuschelGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the brown mud mussel

Other species in the same genus Glauconome.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the brown mud mussel?

The brown mud mussel (Glauconome rugosa) belongs to the family Glauconomidae in the order Venerida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Brown mud mussel (Glauconome rugosa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-mud-mussel

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“Brown mud mussel (Glauconome rugosa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-mud-mussel.

BibTeX
@misc{brown_mud_mussel_2026,
  title = {Brown mud mussel (Glauconome rugosa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-mud-mussel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}