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Bean mussel

Modiolula phaseolina (R. A. Philippi, 1844)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The bean mussel (Modiolula phaseolina) is a species in the family Modiolidae, order Mytilida.

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Quick facts about the bean mussel

Weight
Not recorded
Length
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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 bean mussel live?

Not recorded

Is the bean 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 bean mussel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderMytilida
  5. familyModiolidae
  6. genusModiolula
  7. SpeciesModiolula phaseolina (R. A. Philippi, 1844)

Synonyms Botula molina, Modiola imberbis, Modiola laevis, Modiola phaseolina, Modiola phaseolina var. lamarckiana, Modiola phaseolina var. strangulata, Modiolus phaseolinus, Notobotula molina

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Bean horse musselEnglish
  • Bean horse-musselEnglish
  • BohnenmiesmuschelGerman
  • kleine paardemosselDutch
  • borstkantad blåmusslaSwedish
  • Bohnenförmige MiesmuschelGerman
  • Kleine paardenmosselDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bean mussel

Other species in the same genus Modiolula.

CompareBean mussel vs Modiolula subangulata

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the bean mussel?

The bean mussel (Modiolula phaseolina) 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). Bean mussel (Modiolula phaseolina). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/modiolula-phaseolina

MLA

“Bean mussel (Modiolula phaseolina).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/modiolula-phaseolina.

BibTeX
@misc{modiolula_phaseolina_2026,
  title = {Bean mussel (Modiolula phaseolina)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/modiolula-phaseolina},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}