Mytilaster Explained

Mytilaster is a genus of marine mussels from the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Basin. The type species is Mytilaster lineatus.^[1]

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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mytilaster Monterosato, 1884 . 31 December 2016 . World registry of Marine Species.