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  9. ›Lithophaginae
  10. ›Lithophaga
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Giant Date Mussel

Lithophaga antillarum

Lithophaga antillarum, or the giant date mussel, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from southern Florida to the West Indies and Brazil.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 253355.