Mytilaster
Mytilaster | |
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Mytilaster lineatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Mytilida |
Family: | Mytilidae |
Genus: | Mytilaster Monterosato, 1884[1] |
Type species | |
Mytilaster lineatus (Gmelin, 1791)
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Synonyms[2] | |
Mytilodonta Coen, 1935 |
Mytilaster is a genus of marine mussels from the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Basin. The type species is Mytilaster lineatus.[2]
Species[]
- Mytilaster lineatus (Gmelin, 1791)
- (Locard, 1889)
- Mytilaster minimus (Poli, 1795) — dwarf mussel
- Monterosato, 1884 ex H. Martin ms.
- (d'Orbigny, 1842)
References[]
- ^ "Nomenclatura Generica e Specifica di alcune Chonchigle Mediterranee pel Marchese di Monterosato". Biodiversity Heritage Library. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Mytilaster Monterosato, 1884". World registry of Marine Species. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
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Categories:
- Mytilaster
- Bivalve genera
- Bivalve stubs