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Mytiloidea

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Mytiloidea are a superfamily of small to large saltwater mussels, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Mytilida.

Species

Superfamily

  1. PhylumMollusca
  2. ClassBivalvia
  3. OrderMytilida
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
42
Family
Inoceramidae
Collections
FMNH
Recorded in
Australia, United States, India

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Mytilida
Image
Miesmuscheln Mytilus 1.jpg
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taxon name
Mytiloidea
taxon rank
superfamily
Commons category
Mytiloidea
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Mytiloidea are a superfamily of small to large saltwater mussels, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Mytilida.

Mytiloidea contains two families, Mysideiellidae, which is known only from fossils and Mytilidae, which has living representatives.

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