lump fish caviar red - Gordon's Bay Fisheries, Gordon's Bay, Western Cape, Helderberg, South Africa [© 2010 Paul Godard]

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Mussel (white) [seafood]

Donax serra

mussels white - Gordon's Bay Fisheries, Gordon's Bay, Western Cape, Helderberg, South Africa [© 2010 Paul Godard]

Other Common Names

White mussel

Other Scientific Names

Etymology

Features

The white mussel has a wedge - shaped shell with wavy ridges across the posterior end, and a purple colour inside the shell.

Size : 6 cm | Weight : kg

Ecology

Donax serra is abundant on beaches with heavy to moderate wave action, where they burrow into the sand to depths of about 35cm. They use the waves to their advantage to filter - feed on phytoplankton.

Distribution

Regulation