This species inhabits the coasts of the subtropical western Pacific Ocean, inhabiting temperate areas along the coastal waters of China, Japan, Korea, and the Far East of Russia. It is found in the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan, as far north as the Peter the Great Gulf. This mussel generally inhabits the upper part of the sublittoral zone. "M. coruscus" has also been found on debris near Vancouver Island, suspected to be from the 2011 Tōhoku tsunami.