Mytilaster lineatus

Mytilaster lineatus

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Order: Mytilida
Family: Mytilidae

Mytilaster is a genus of marine mussels from the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Basin. The type species is Mytilaster lineatus. Species Mytilaster lineatus (Gmelin, 1791) Mytilaster marioni (Locard, 1889) Mytilaster minimus (Poli, 1795) — dwarf mussel Mytilaster solidus Monterosato, 1884 ex H.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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Mytilaster lineatus

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