Mytilaster

Mytilaster
Mytilaster lineatus
Scientific 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

• 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

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