Mytilaster
| Mytilaster | |
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| Mytilaster lineatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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] | |
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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[edit]
- Mytilaster lineatus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Mytilaster marioni (Locard, 1889)
- Mytilaster minimus (Poli, 1795) — dwarf mussel
- Mytilaster solidus Monterosato, 1884 ex H. Martin ms.
- Mytilaster solisianus (d'Orbigny, 1842)
References[edit]
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- ^ "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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