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Bivalvia | Mytiloida | Mytiloidea | Mytilidae

genus Mytilaster Monterosato, 1883: species

1 available nominal genus synonym | cladomics

Included Species

Mytilaster lineatus (Gmelin, 1791) (brackish)

syonymy (7 available, 8 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Brackish, from the Mediterranean to the Caspian Sea. (North Eurasia)

Mytilaster marioni (Locard, 1889) (marine)

syonymy (2 available, 3 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Marine, Mediterranean. (North Eurasia)

Mytilaster minimus (Poli, 1795) (marine)

syonymy (6 available, 7 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Marine, native to the Mediterranean and Black Sea. Introduced to the Caspian Sea. (North Eurasia)

Mytilaster solidus (Monterosato, 1883) (marine)

syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Marine, Mediterranean. (North Eurasia)

Mytilaster solisianus (d’Orbigny, 1842) (marine)

syonymy (3 available, 3 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Marine, South America. (South America)

 
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