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MYTILIDAE ALL PRICES IN AUSTRALIAN $ (AUD), NOT INCL. GST
Genus Species Author Locality Description Grading Price $
Modiolus albicosta (Lamarck, 1819) Australia, S/W WA 80-100mm, twisted, elongate tan sp with brown perio F++/GEM 3
Terua arcuatilis Dell, 1995 New Zealand 20-25mm, smooth, elongate, from whale bones at 500m F++/GEM 8
Modiolus areolatus Gould, 1850 Australia, SA 50-70mm, thin sp, inflated umbo, tan/brown perio F++ 3
Septifer bilocularis (Linnaeus, 1758) Australia, S/W WA 25-35mm, slightly twisted, variable col, interior pale blue F++ 2
Perna canaliculus (Gmelin, 1791) New Zealand 120-150mm, giant green / black species ('greenlip mussel') F++/GEM 3
Musculus cumingianus (Reeve, 1857) Australia, VIC 15-20mm, small inflated sp with tan perio F++/GEM 2
Geukensia demissa (Dillwyn, 1817) USA, Florida 60-80mm, elongate sp, coarse longitudinal ribs F++ 8
Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 USA, California 50-60mm, blue/black inflated species F++/GEM 2
Brachidontes erosus (Lamarck, 1819) Australia, S/W WA 30-50mm, heavy sp with longitudinal grooves F++/GEM 4
Trichomya hirsuta (Lamarck, 1819) Australia, QLD 40-60mm, purple, hairy perio, angular near umbo F++/GEM 3
Musculus impactus (Hermann, 1782) New Zealand 25-30mm, very inflated and truncate species F++/GEM 5
Musculus impactus (Hermann, 1782) Australia, VIC 35-45mm, very inflated sp, 3 separate zones of sculpture F++/GEM 6
Xenostrobus inconstans (Dunker, 1856) Australia, TAS 15-18mm, small, elongate sp with tan perio F++/GEM 2
Aulacomya maoriana (Iredale, 1915) New Zealand 60-65mm, dark purple South Is sp, distinct longitudinal ribs F++/GEM 4
Musculus nana (Dunker, 1857) Australia, SA 10-12mm, small green specimens F++/GEM 2
Modiolus penetectus Verco, 1907 Australia, SA 20-25mm, small inflated species, many pink & red F++/GEM 2
Modiolus philippinarum Hanley, 1843 Australia, N/W WA 70-90mm, elongate, brown sp with white umbo F++/GEM 3
Mytilus planulatus Lamarck, 1819 Australia, VIC 80-100mm, large, elongate sp, purple with white umbo F++/GEM 3
Ischadium recurvum (Rafinesque, 1820) USA, N Carolina 35-40mm, curves shells, fine longitudinal ribs F++ 4
Austromytilus rostratus (Dunker, 1857) Australia, WA 30-40mm, distinct radiating striae from blue-black umbo F++ 3
Stavelia subdistorta (Recluz, 1852) Australia, N/W WA 120-140mm, robust tan sp with dark perio F++ 5
Mytilus trossulus Gould, 1850 Europe, Germany 22-26mm, black sp, often with worn umbo F++ 2

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