1.0Schelpdierenhttps://schelpdieren.com/en/schelpdierhttps://schelpdieren.com/en/author/schelpdier/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="V3KpaSrqFS"><a href="https://schelpdieren.com/en/2023/04/13/the-biology-of-the-mussel/">The biology of the mussel</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://schelpdieren.com/en/2023/04/13/the-biology-of-the-mussel/embed/#?secret=V3KpaSrqFS" width="600" height="338" title="“The biology of the mussel” — Schelpdieren" data-secret="V3KpaSrqFS" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://schelpdieren.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://schelpdieren.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/biologiemossel.png960439The common mussel also called the blue mussel Mytilus edulis belongs to the mollusca (mollusks), also called shellfish. Because they have a left and right shell, mussels are classified within the group of mollusks as bivalvia, the bivalves. Mussels are widespread throughout the world, including along the coasts of Europe. In Dutch waters mussels were