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Ribbed crenella

Musculus costulatus (Risso, 1826)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The ribbed crenella (Musculus costulatus) is a species in the family Mytilidae, order Mytilida.

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Quick facts about the ribbed crenella

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 ribbed crenella live?

Not recorded

Is the ribbed crenella 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 ribbed crenella classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderMytilida
  5. familyMytilidae
  6. genusMusculus
  7. SpeciesMusculus costulatus (Risso, 1826)

Synonyms Modiolaria costulata, Modiolaria rufa, Modiolus costulatus

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Mitilo costolatoItalian
  • platte streepschelpDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the ribbed crenella

Other species in the same genus Musculus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the ribbed crenella?

The ribbed crenella (Musculus costulatus) belongs to the family Mytilidae 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). Ribbed crenella (Musculus costulatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ribbed-crenella

MLA

“Ribbed crenella (Musculus costulatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ribbed-crenella.

BibTeX
@misc{ribbed_crenella_2026,
  title = {Ribbed crenella (Musculus costulatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ribbed-crenella},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}