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Mussels live in lakes, rivers, and creeks. They sometimes also live in <a href="/w/index.php?title=Intertidal_area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Intertidal area (not yet started)">intertidal areas</a> along <a href="/wiki/Coastline" class="mw-redirect" title="Coastline">coastlines</a> worldwide. The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Freshwater_mussel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Freshwater mussel (not yet started)">freshwater mussels</a> (several allied families, the largest being the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Unionidae&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Unionidae (not yet started)">Unionidae</a>) and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Saltwater_mussel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Saltwater mussel (not yet started)">saltwater mussels</a> (family <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mytilidae&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mytilidae (not yet started)">Mytilidae</a>) are not closely related, despite the fact that they may look similar. 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