Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Pteriomorphia > Order Mytiloida > Superfamily Mytiloidea > Family Mytilidae > Genus Mytilaster

Mytilaster minimus (Poli, 1795)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Mytilaster*	Monterosato, 1884	accepted genus name
*Mytilodonta*	Coen, 1935	synonym

Species group names

*Mytilaster minimus var. minutissima*	Monterosato, 1884	synonym
*Mytilus blondeli*	Monterosato, 1872	synonym
*Mytilus cylindraceus*	Requien, 1848	synonym
*Mytilus lacustris*	O. G. Costa, 1839	synonym
*Mytilus liburnicus*	Brusina, 1870	synonym
*Mytilus minimus*	Poli, 1795	synonym
*Mytilus minimus var. pallida*	Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1890	synonym
*Mytilus minutus*	Locard, 1889	synonym

Literature

basis of record	Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
additional source	Zamouri-Langar, N.; Chouba, L.; Ajjabi Chebil, L.; Mrabet, R.; El Abed, A. (2011). Les coquillages bivalves des côtes tunisiennes. Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer: Salammbô. ISBN 978-9938-9512-0-2. 128 pp.
additional source	Huber M. (2010) Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world’s marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.

Genbank

Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Gofas, S. (2014). Mytilaster minimus (Poli, 1795). In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140478