Mytilus

See also: mytilus

Translingual

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Proper noun

Mytilus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Mytilidae – certain common mussels.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum; Mollusca - phylum; Bivalvia - class; Pteriomorphia - subclass; Mytilida - order; Mytiloidea - superfamily; Mytilidae - family; Mytilinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Mytilus edulis (blue mussel) - type species; Mytilus californianus (California mussel), Mytilus coruscus (Korean mussel), Mytilus galloprovincialis (Mediterranean mussel, hard-shelled mussel), Mytilus planulatus (Australian mussel), Mytilus trossulus (bay mussel, foolish mussel) - other extant species

Derived terms

Mytilida (order)

References

Mytilus (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Mytilus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Mytilus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Mytilus at World Register of Marine Species
Mytilus at Fossilworks

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