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''Choromytilus'' is a genus of
mussel Mussel () is the common name used for members of several families of bivalve molluscs, from saltwater and Freshwater bivalve, freshwater habitats. These groups have in common a shell whose outline is elongated and asymmetrical compared with other ...
, a
marine Marine is an adjective meaning of or pertaining to the sea or ocean. Marine or marines may refer to: Ocean * Maritime (disambiguation) * Marine art * Marine biology * Marine debris * Marine habitats * Marine life * Marine pollution Military * ...
bivalve Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, bival ...
mollusc Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000  extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is esti ...
in the family Mytilidae.WoRMS
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Species

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Choromytilus chorus ''Choromytilus chorus'', common name Chorus mussel or Choro mussel, is a species of mussel, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae Mytilidae are a family of small to large marine and brackish-water bivalve molluscs in the order ...
'' (Molina, 1782) * '' Choromytilus meridionalis'' (Krauss, 1848) * '' Choromytilus palliopunctatus'' (Carpenter, 1857)


References

Mytilidae Bivalve genera {{Mytilidae-stub