Mytilopsis
Encyclopedia
Mytilopsis is a genus
of small freshwater false mussel
s in the family
Dreissenidae
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of small freshwater false mussel
Mussel
The common name mussel is used for members of several families of clams or bivalvia mollusca, from saltwater and freshwater habitats. These groups have in common a shell whose outline is elongated and asymmetrical compared with other edible clams, which are often more or less rounded or oval.The...
s in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Dreissenidae
Dreissenidae
The Dreissenidae are a family of small freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks. They attach themselves to stones or to any other hard surface using a byssus.-Genera:Genera within the family Dreissenidae include:* Congeria...
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Species
Species within the genus Mytilopsis include:- Mytilopsis domininguensis
- Mytilopsis leucophaeataMytilopsis leucophaeataMytilopsis leucophaeata, common name "Conrad's false mussel" or "Dark false mussel", is a species of small bivalve mollusc in the family Dreissenidae, the false mussels.-Identification:...
- Mytilopsis sallei