''Mytilaster'' is a
genus
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of
marine
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mussel
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s from the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean and
Mediterranean Basin
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. The
type species
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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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