''Sinomytilus'' is a
genus
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of saltwater, brackish water and freshwater clams,
marine
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bivalve
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molluscs in the subfamily
Septiferinae of the family
Mytilidae
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, the mussels.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Sinomytilus Thiele, 1934. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492091 on 2022-06-05]
Species
* ''
Sinomytilus harmandi''
(Rochebrune, 1882)
* ''
Sinomytilus morrisoni
''Sinomytilus'' is a genus of saltwater, brackish water and freshwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Septiferinae of the family Mytilidae
Mytilidae are a family of small to large marine and brackish-water bivalve mollusc ...
''
Brandt, 1974
* ''
Sinomytilus swinhoei''
(H. Adams, 1870)
References
* Thiele, J. (1929-1935). Handbuch der systematischen Weichtierkunde. Jena, Gustav Fischer, 1154 pp.
Mytilidae
Bivalve genera
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