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Rhomboid mussel

Jolya rhomboidea (Reeve, 1857)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The rhomboid mussel (Jolya rhomboidea) is a species in the family Modiolidae, order Mytilida.

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Quick facts about the rhomboid 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 rhomboid mussel live?

Not recorded

Is the rhomboid 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 rhomboid mussel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderMytilida
  5. familyModiolidae
  6. genusJolya
  7. SpeciesJolya rhomboidea (Reeve, 1857)

Synonyms Modiola rhomboidea, Modiola sirahensis, Modiola subrugosa, Modiolus ostentus, Modiolus rhomboideus, Modiolus sirahensis, Modiolus subrugosa, Volsella subrugosa

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Elongated horse musselEnglish
  • Rhomboid horse musselEnglish
  • ツヤガラスJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rhomboid mussel

Other species in the same genus Jolya.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the rhomboid mussel?

The rhomboid mussel (Jolya rhomboidea) 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). Rhomboid mussel (Jolya rhomboidea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rhomboid-mussel

MLA

“Rhomboid mussel (Jolya rhomboidea).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rhomboid-mussel.

BibTeX
@misc{rhomboid_mussel_2026,
  title = {Rhomboid mussel (Jolya rhomboidea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rhomboid-mussel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}