Hooked Mussel

Ischadium is a monotypic genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae. The sole species is Ischadium recurvum, known as the hooked mussel or bent mussel. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Cape Cod to the West Indies. They are often found growing on eastern oysters, either intertidally (south of the Chesapeake Bay, where exposed oysters can survive the winter) or subtidally. They also attach to other hard substrates, including artificial reefs and dead shells of the brackish water clam Rangia cuneata.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Hooked Mussel being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Geukensia granosissima
• Brachidontes pharaonis
• Geukensia demissa
• Brachidontes ustulatus
• Aulacomya maoriana
• Septifer bilocularis

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Bivalvia

Order

Mytilida

Family

Mytilidae

Genus

Ischadium

Species

Ischadium recurvum

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