''Mytilaster'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
marine 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 from the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean and
Mediterranean Basin. The
type species
In International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature, 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 spe ...
is ''
Mytilaster lineatus''.
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
Bivalve genera
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