''Mytilaster'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

marine Marine is an adjective meaning of or pertaining to the sea or ocean. Marine or marines may refer to: Ocean * Maritime (disambiguation) * Marine art * Marine biology * Marine debris * Marine habitats * Marine life * Marine pollution Military * ...

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

s from the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean and

Mediterranean Basin In biogeography, the Mediterranean Basin (; also known as the Mediterranean Region or sometimes Mediterranea) is the region of lands around the Mediterranean Sea that have mostly a Mediterranean climate, with mild to cool, rainy winters and w ...

. The

type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen( ...

is ''

Mytilaster lineatus ''Mytilaster lineatus'' is a species of marine mussel, distributed in European waters. It is common in Greece, Russia and Ukraine (Mediterranean and Black Seas). It is referred as an introduced species in the Caspian Sea The Caspian Sea is th ...

Species

* ''

'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''

Mytilaster marioni ''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 ...

'' (Locard, 1889) * ''

Mytilaster minimus ''Mytilaster minimus'', the dwarf mussel or variable mussel, is a species of mussel from sea and brackish waters of the Mediterranean Sea. Description The shell of ''Mytilaster minimus'' has a smooth and glossy surface which is marked with faint ...

'' (Poli, 1795) — dwarf mussel * ''

Mytilaster solidus ''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) ...

'' Monterosato, 1884 ex H. Martin ms. * ''

Mytilaster solisianus ''Mytilaster'' is a genus of marine mussels from the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Basin. The type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a gen ...

'' (d'Orbigny, 1842)

References

Bivalve genera {{Mytilidae-stub