Musculus discors

Musculus discors, or the discord mussel, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast. In North America it ranges from Labrador to Long Island Sound,^[1] around Alaska and in northern European waters, including around most of the coast of Britain.^[2] It is a global IUCN Red List species, and of national conservation importance within Great Britain.^[3]

Musculus discors
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Mytilida
Family:	Mytilidae
Genus:	Musculus
Species:	M. discors
Binomial name
Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 12th edition of Systema Naturae, 1767)