Sinisimpukka

Mytilus edulis
#nm_0424📍 Finland
Language
Finnish
Transliteration
Sinisimpukka
IPA
/ˈsiniˌsimpukːɑ/

Compound: sini + simpukka sini: blue, simpukka: mussel (from Russian жемчуг zhemchug, pearl)

Blue mussel. Common in Baltic and North Atlantic. Forms dense beds on rocky substrates.

Alternates: Simpukka (Finland)

Same species, different names