Simpukka
Mytilus edulis
#nm_0423📍 Finland
- Language
- Finnish
- Transliteration
- Simpukka
- IPA
- /ˈsimpukːɑ/
From Russian жемчуг zhemchug (pearl) ↳ жемчуг from Turkic *yinčü (pearl), ultimately from Chinese 真珠 zhēnzhū (precious pearl)
Blue mussel. Common in Baltic and North Atlantic. Forms dense beds on rocky substrates.
Alternates: Sinisimpukka (Finland)