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Mytilaster

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Mytilaster
Mytilaster lineatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Mytilida
Family: Mytilidae
Genus: Mytilaster
Monterosato, 1884[1]
Type species
Mytilaster lineatus
(Gmelin, 1791)
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

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References

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  1. ^ "Nomenclatura Generica e Specifica di alcune Chonchigle Mediterranee pel Marchese di Monterosato". Biodiversity Heritage Library. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Mytilaster Monterosato, 1884". World registry of Marine Species. Retrieved 31 December 2016.