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Gigantidas gladius Cosel & B. A. Marshall 2003

Gigantidas gladius

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Gigantidas gladius is a species of large, deepwater, hydrothermal vent mussel, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae, or mussels.

Distribution and habitat

These mussels are found around deep-sea hydrothermal vents on the southern Kermadec Ridge, New Zealand. They form dense beds in these sites.

Description

The shells of this species are up to 30 cm long.

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Gigantidas gladius: Brief Summary

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Gigantidas gladius is a species of large, deepwater, hydrothermal vent mussel, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae, or mussels.

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