Mytiloidea
Mytiloidea are a superfamily of small to large saltwater mussels, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Mytilida.
| Mytiloidea | |
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| Two shells of Mytilus edulis washed up on a beach | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Mytilida |
| Superfamily: | Mytiloidea Rafinesque, 1815 |
Mytiloidea contains two families, Mysideiellidae, which is known only from fossils and Mytilidae, which has living representatives.[1]
References
- Bieler, R., Carter, J.G. & Coan, E.V. (2010) Classification of Bivalve families. Pp. 113-133, in: Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.P. (2010), Nomenclator of Bivalve Families. Malacologia 52(2): 1-184
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