Ylistrum
Genus of bivalves
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Ylistrum is a genus of marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae, the scallops.[1][2]
| Ylistrum | |
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| Ylistrum balloti | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Pectinida |
| Superfamily: | Pectinoidea |
| Family: | Pectinidae |
| Genus: | Ylistrum Mynhardt & Alejandrino, 2014 |
| Type species | |
| Pecten balloti Bernardi, 1861 | |
There are four species currently in the genus:[1]
- Ylistrum balloti (Bernardi, 1861)
- Ylistrum japonicum (Gmelin, 1791)
- †Ylistrum morganense (Beu & Darragh, 2001)
- †Ylistrum subcostatum (Beu & Darragh, 2001)
Previously, these species were considered to be members of Amusium,[1] but a 2014 paper determined that the resemblance of their shell to Amusium pleuronectes is a case of convergent evolution; thorough studies of genetics and morphology allowed for the description of Ylistrium as a new genus, being sister to Antillipecten.[3]
