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

Mytilaster lineatus (Gmelin, 1791)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

MytilasterMonterosato, 1884accepted genus name
Mytilodonta Coen, 1935 synonym

Species group names

Mytilus baldi Brusina, 1865 synonym
Mytilus crispus Cantraine, 1835 synonym
Mytilus lamarckii Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1890 synonym
Mytilus lineatus Gmelin, 1791 synonym
Mytilus minimus var. squalidermis Danilo & Sandri, 1856 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

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.

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Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
Delivering Alien Invasive Species Inventories for Europe (DAISIE)
GenBank
GBIF

Citation

Gofas, S. (2014). Mytilaster lineatus (Gmelin, 1791). 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:140476

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

IUCN:
Red List status LC 2009This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

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2004-12-21 by Serge Gofas

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