''Crenella'' is a genus of bean

mussel Mussel () is the common name used for members of several families of bivalve molluscs, from saltwater and Freshwater bivalve, freshwater habitats. These groups have in common a shell whose outline is elongated and asymmetrical compared with other ...

s in the family

Mytilidae The Mytilidae are a family (biology), family of small to large Marine life, marine and Brackish water, brackish-water bivalve molluscs in the order (biology), order Mytilida. One of the genera, ''Limnoperna fortunei, Limnoperna'', even inhabits f ...

Species

Species in the genus ''Crenella'' include: * '' Crenella abbotti'' Altena, 1968 * '' Crenella adamsiana'' * '' Crenella arenaria'' Martin Monterosato, 1875 * '' Crenella canariensis'' (Odhner, 1932) * '' Crenella caudiva'' Olsson, 1961 * '' Crenella decussata'' (Montagu, 1808) * '' Crenella divaricata'' (Orbigny in Sagra, 1853) * '' Crenella ehrenbergi'' * '' Crenella faba'' (O. F. Müller, 1776) - little bean mussel * '' Crenella gemma'' Olsson & McGinty, 1958 * '' Crenella glandula'' (Totten, 1834) - glandular bean mussel * '' Crenella magellanica'' Linse, 2002 * '' Crenella marionensis'' E. A. Smith, 1885 * '' Crenella minuta'' Thiele & Jaeckel, 1931 * '' Crenella pectinula'' (Gould, 1841) * '' Crenella pellucida'' (Jeffreys, 1859) * '' Crenella pura'' E. A. Smith, 1890 * '' Crenella skomma'' (McLean & Schwengel, 1944)Rosenberg, G. (2010). ''Crenella skomma'' (McLean & Schwengel, 1944). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532680 on 2011-04-05 ; Fossil species * †''Crenella anterodivaricata'' Eames, 1951 * †''Crenella cucullata'' Deshayes, 1861 * †''Crenella cymbiola'' Vincent, 1930 * †''Crenella depontaillieri'' Cossmann & Lambert, 1884 * †''Crenella elegans'' Deshayes, 1861 * †''Crenella humilis'' Vincent, 1930 * †''Crenella scrobiculata'' von Koenen, 1883 * †''Crenella striatina'' Deshayes, 1861 * †''Crenella striatocostata'' Nagao, 1928

References

Mytilidae Bivalve genera {{Mytilidae-stub