Mytella

Mytella is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Arcuatulinae of the family Mytilidae, the mussels.

Species

• Mytella brasiliensis <small>(Gray, 1825)</small>
• Mytella guyanensis <small> J.B.P.A. Lamarck, 1819</small>
• Mytella speciosa (Reeve, 1857)
• Mytella strigata (Hanley, 1843)
• Mytella tumbezensis <small>(Pilsbry & Olsson, 1935)</small>

• Mytella bicolor <small>(Bruguière, 1792)</small>: synonym of Mytella guyanensis <small>(Lamarck, 1819)</small>
• Mytella charruana <small>(d'Orbigny, 1846)</small>: synonym of Mytella strigata <small>(Hanley, 1843)</small>
• Mytella falcata <small>(d'Orbigny, 1846)</small>: synonym of Mytella strigata <small>(Hanley, 1843)</small>
• Mytella maracaibensis <small>Beauperthuy, 1967</small>: synonym of Mytella strigata <small>(Hanley, 1843)</small>

References

• Paredes, C.; Cardoso, F.; Santamaría, J.; Esplana, J.; Llaja, L. (2016). Lista anotada de los bivalvos marinos del Perú. Revista peruana de biología. 23(2), 127-150
• Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]

External links

• Soot-Ryen T. (1955). A report on the family Mytilidae. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions. 20(1): 1-154 pls 1-20