Mytilopsis

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Mytilopsis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Myida
Superfamily: Dreissenoidea
Family: Dreissenidae
Genus: Mytilopsis
Conrad, 1857
Species

7 species (see text)

Mytilopsis is a genus of small fresh- and brackishwater mussels in the family Dreissenidae. [1]

Species

Species within the genus Mytilopsis are: [1]

Synonyms: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2021). "Mytilopsis Conrad, 1857". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 8 November 2021.