family Mytilidae
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Noun | 1. | family Mytilidae - marine mussels mollusk family - a family of mollusks Bivalvia, class Bivalvia, class Lamellibranchia, class Pelecypoda, Lamellibranchia - oysters; clams; scallops; mussels genus Mytilus, Mytilus - type genus of the family Mytilidae: smooth-shelled marine mussels marine mussel, mytilid - marine bivalve mollusk having a dark elongated shell; live attached to solid objects especially in intertidal zones |