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Mytilaster minimus (Poli, 1795) 
AphiaID: 140478

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Pteriomorphia (Subclass) > Mytiloida (Order) > Mytiloidea (Superfamily) > Mytilidae (Family) > Mytilaster (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Mytilaster Monterosato, 1884
Synonymised
taxa		  Mytilus blondeli Monterosato, 1872
 Mytilus cylindraceus Réquien, 1848
 Mytilus lacustris O. G. Costa, 1839
 Mytilus liburnicus Brusina, 1870
 Mytilus minimus Poli, 1795
 Mytilus minutus Locard, 1889
Sources  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 (look up in IMIS) [details]

basis of record: 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.  [details]

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. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Environment marine
Distribution Boughrara Lagoon [details]
European waters (ERMS scope) [details]
Greek Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Kerkennah Islands [details]
Melloulech [details]
South West Coast of Apulia [details]
Links To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To CLEMAM
To Encyclopedia of Life
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To PESI
Note  Habitat: Known from the nearshore. [details]
Images 
Mytilaster minimus
Mytilaster minimus
added on 2013-01-07 - author: Natural History Museum Rotterdam ()
qualitystatus: not checked

Mytilaster minimus (Poli, 1795) Specimens from La Goulette, Tunisia (among algae 0-1 m, 24.12.2009), actual size 5.9 mm, 3.7 mm and 2.1 mm.
Mytilaster minimus (Poli, 1795)
Specimens from La Goulette, Tunisia (among algae 0-1 m, 24.12.2009), actual size 5.9 mm, 3.7 mm and 2.1 mm.
added on 2013-02-05 - author: Antit, Mouna
qualitystatus: checked by Gofas, Serge on 2013-02-05 13:38:33
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140478
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Gofas, Serge
  
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  Citation: Gofas, S. (2013). Mytilaster minimus (Poli, 1795). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140478 on 2013-05-22
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