Mytilidae
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Mytilidae
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The Mytilidae are a family of small to large saltwater mussels, marine bivalve mollusks in the order Mytiloida. One of the genera, Limnoperna are inhabits in brackish or freshwater environments. The order has only this one family which contains some 52 genera.[1]
Species in the family Mytilidae are found worldwide, but they are more abundant in colder seas, where they often form uninterrupted beds on rocky shores in the intertidal zone and the shallow subtidal. The subfamily Bathymodiolinae is found in deep-sea habitats.
Mytilids include the well-known edible sea mussels.
A common feature of the shells of mussels is an asymmetrical shell which has a thick, adherent periostracum. The animals attached themselves to a solid substrate using a byssus.
Genera
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Genera within the family Mytilidae include:[1]
- Adipicola Dautzenberg, 1927
- Adula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857
- Amygdalum Megerle von Muhlfeld, 1811
- Arcuatula Jousseaume in Lamy, 1919 (incl. Musculista)
- Arenifodiens Wilson, 2006
- Arvella Bartsch, 1960
- Aulacomya Mörch, 1853
- Bathymodiolus Kenk & Wilson, 1985
- Benthomodiolus Dell, 1987
- Botula Mörch, 1853
- Brachidontes Swainson, 1840
- Choromytilus Soot-Ryen, 1952
- Crenella T. Brown, 1827
- Crenomytilus Soot-Ryen, 1955
- Dacrydium Torell, 1859
- Exosiperna Iredale, 1929
- Fungiacava T. F. Goreau, N. I. Goreau, Neumann & Yonge, 1968
- Geukensia Van de Poel, 1959
- Gibbomodiola Sacco, 1898
- Gigantidas Cosel & Marshall, 2003
- Gregariella Monterosato, 1884
- Idas Jeffreys, 1876
- Idasola Iredale, 1939
- Ischadium Jukes-Browne, 1905
- Jolya Bourguignat, 1877
- Limnoperna Rochebrune, 1882
- Lioberus Dall, 1898
- Lithophaga Röding, 1798
- Megacrenella Habe & Ito, 1965
- Modiolatus Jousseaume, 1893
- Modiolula Sacco, 1898
- Modiolarca Gray, 1842
- Modiolus Lamarck, 1799
- (Musculista Yamamoto & Habe, 1958 = Arcuatula Jousseaume in Lamy, 1919)
- Musculus Röding, 1798
- Mytella Soot-Ryen, 1955
- Mytilaster Monterosato, 1884
- Mytilus Linnaeus, 1758; includes most edible mussel species
- Perna Philipsson, 1788 - incl. New Zealand green-lipped mussel
- Perumytilus Olsson, 1961
- Rhomboidella Monterosato, 1884
- Semimytilus Soot-Ryen, 1955
- Septifer Recluz, 1848
- Sinomytilus Thiele, 1934
- Solamen Iredale, 1924
- Stavelia Gray, 1858
- Tamu Gustafson, Turner, Lutz & Vrijenhoek, 1998
- Trichomya Ihering, 1900
- Urumella Hayami & Kase, 1993
- Vilasina Bartsch, 1960
- Vulcanidas Cosel & B. A. Marshall, 2010
- Xenostrobus Wilson, 1967
- Zelithophaga Finlay, 1926
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bouchet, P. (2014).Mytilidae Rafinesque, 1815 World Register of Marine Species
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Mytilidae at Wikispecies
