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Three area mussel

Musculus nana (Dunker, 1857)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The three area mussel (Musculus nana) is a species in the family Mytilidae, order Mytilida.

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Quick facts about the three area 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 three area mussel live?

Not recorded

Is the three area 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 three area mussel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderMytilida
  5. familyMytilidae
  6. genusMusculus
  7. SpeciesMusculus nana (Dunker, 1857)

Synonyms Crenella adolphi, Crenella paulucciae, Lanistina nana, Modiolaria nana, Musculus nanus

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Pauluccia’s musselEnglish
  • ヒナタマエガイJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the three area mussel

Other species in the same genus Musculus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the three area mussel?

The three area mussel (Musculus nana) 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). Three area mussel (Musculus nana). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/three-area-mussel

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“Three area mussel (Musculus nana).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/three-area-mussel.

BibTeX
@misc{three_area_mussel_2026,
  title = {Three area mussel (Musculus nana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/three-area-mussel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}