Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand
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Xenostrobus neozelanicus (Iredale, 1915)
Xenostrobus neozelanicus has a shiny black shell externally and can be confused with juvenile Blue Mussels. The Little Black Mussel is most visible in the mid tide. These mussel can form dense mats on semi protected to high energy rocky shores.
They are edible.
Synonymised names:
Modiolus ater (Zelebor, 1866) (not Molina, 1782)
Modiolus neozelanicus Iredale, 1915 (original combination)
Mytilus ater Zelebor, 1866 (invalid: junior homonym of Mytilus ater Molina, 1782; Modiolus neozelanicus Iredale, 1915 is a replacement name)
Xenostrobus neozelanicus has a shiny black shell externally and can be confused with juvenile Blue Mussels. The Little Black Mussel is most visible in the mid tide. These mussel can form dense mats on semi protected to high energy rocky shores.
They are edible.
Synonymised names:
Modiolus ater (Zelebor, 1866) (not Molina, 1782)
Modiolus neozelanicus Iredale, 1915 (original combination)
Mytilus ater Zelebor, 1866 (invalid: junior homonym of Mytilus ater Molina, 1782; Modiolus neozelanicus Iredale, 1915 is a replacement name)
