The word "mussel" is also used for many freshwater bivalves, including the freshwater pearl mussels. Freshwater mussel species inhabit lakes, ponds, rivers, creeks, canals. Mussels are classified with the Heterodonta, the taxonomic group which includes most of the bivalves commonly referred to as "clams".
Marine mussels are eaten by humans, starfish, seabirds, and by numerous species. Freshwater mussels are eaten by otters, raccoons, ducks, baboons etc. Humans have used mussels as food for thousands of years and continue to do so. In cooking, the byssus of the mussel is known as the "beard" and is removed before the mussels are prepared.
3 comments:
at: November 28, 2011 at 10:06 PM said...
Muscles seem so gross to me, I love watching the tide pools with crabs, starfish and muscles, but man I don't wanna see any of them on my plate.LOL
at: November 28, 2011 at 11:14 PM said...
I have seen plenty of muscles..and even attempted to eat them..their shells are pretty..
at: December 2, 2011 at 6:39 AM said...
Nice facts .
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