MUSSELpdb | nomainal sp. Mytilus minimus Poli, 1795

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nominal species Mytilus minimus Poli, 1795

Poli, 1795. Testacea Utriusque Siciliae 2: ??.

= Mytilaster minimus

Taxonomic Opinions

= Mytilaster minimus (Poli, 1795) — Wesselingh et al., 2019

= Mytilaster minimus (Poli, 1795) — WoRMS, 2011

= Mytilaster minimus (G.S. Poli, 1795) — Huber, 2010

= Mytilaster minimus (Poli, 1795) — Zenetos et al., 2005

= Mytilus minimus Poli — Hanley, 1843

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