Gigantidas
Sign in to saveGigantidas is a genus of large, deepwater, hydrothermal vent mussels, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Mytilidae.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassBivalvia
- OrderMytilida
- FamilyMytilidae
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Gigantidas is a genus of large, deepwater, hydrothermal vent mussels, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Mytilidae.
==Distribution and habitat== Species in this genus are found on deep-sea hydrothermal vents on the southern Kermadec Ridge. These mussels form dense beds at these sites.
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