Mytella
Genus of bivalves
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Mytella is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Arcuatulinae of the family Mytilidae, the mussels.[2]
| Mytella | |
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| Mytella guyanensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Mytilida |
| Superfamily: | Mytiloidea |
| Family: | Mytilidae |
| Genus: | Mytella Soot-Ryen, 1955 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Modiola guyanensis Lamarck, 1819 | |
Species
- Mytella brasiliensis (Gray, 1825)[3]
- Mytella guyanensis J.B.P.A. Lamarck, 1819[4]
- Mytella speciosa (Reeve, 1857)[3]
- Mytella strigata (Hanley, 1843)[3]
- Mytella tumbezensis (Pilsbry & Olsson, 1935)[3]
- Synonyms
- Mytella bicolor (Bruguière, 1792): synonym of Mytella guyanensis (Lamarck, 1819)
- Mytella charruana (d'Orbigny, 1846): synonym of Mytella strigata (Hanley, 1843)
- Mytella falcata (d'Orbigny, 1846): synonym of Mytella strigata (Hanley, 1843)
- Mytella maracaibensis Beauperthuy, 1967: synonym of Mytella strigata (Hanley, 1843)
