Mytilida
| Mytilida | |
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| Three shells of Perna viridis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Subclass: | Pteriomorphia |
| Order: | Mytilida |
| Superfamilies | |
| Synonyms | |
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Mytiloida | |
Mytilida is an order of
molluscs, commonly known as true mussels.[1] There is one extant superfamily, the Mytiloidea, with a single extant family, the Mytilidae
.
Species in the order Mytilida are found worldwide, but they are more abundant in colder seas, where they often form uninterrupted beds on rocky shores in the
deep-sea
habitats.
Mytilids include the well-known edible sea mussels.
A common feature of the shells of mussels is an asymmetrical shell that has a thick, adherent periostracum. The animals attach themselves to a solid substrate using a byssus.
2010 taxonomy
In 2010, a new proposed classification system for the Bivalvia was published by Bieler, Carter & Coan. This included the suborder Mytiloida.[2]
- Superfamily †Modiolopsoidea
- Family †Colpomyidae
- Family †Modiolopsidae
- Family †Saffordiidae
- Superfamily Mytiloidea
- Family †Mysideiellidae
- Family Mytilidae
References
- ^ Mytilida Ferussac, 1822. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 July 2010.
- ^ Bieler, R., Carter, J.G. & Coan, E.V. (2010) Classification of Bivalve families. Pp. 113-133, in: Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.P. (2010), Nomenclator of Bivalve Families. Malacologia 52(2): 1-184