''Xenostrobus'' is a
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of saltwater, brackish water and freshwater clams,
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bivalve
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mollusc
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s in the subfamily
Xenostrobinae of the family
Mytilidae
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, the mussels.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Xenostrobus B. R. Wilson, 1967. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138231 on 2023-09-19]
Species
* † ''
Xenostrobus altijugatus''
(Marwick, 1931)
* ''
Xenostrobus balani''
Ockelmann, 1983
* ''
Xenostrobus huttoni''
(Suter, 1914)
* ''
Xenostrobus inconstans''
(Dunker, 1856)
* ''
Xenostrobus neozelanicus''
(Iredale, 1915)
* ''
Xenostrobus pulex''
(Lamarck, 1819)
* ''
Xenostrobus sambasensis''
(Dautzenberg, 1903)
* ''
Xenostrobus securis''
(Lamarck, 1819)
;Synonyms:
* ''Xenostrobus atrata''
ic synonym of ''Xenostrobus atratus''
(Lischke, 1871): synonym of ''
Vignadula atrata''
(Lischke, 1871) (incorrect gender ending)
* Xen''ostrobus atratus'' (
Lischke, 1871): synonym of ''
Vignadula atrata''
(Lischke, 1871) (superseded combination)
* ''Xenostrobus mangle''
Ockelmann, 1983: synonym of ''
Vignadula mangle''
(Ockelmann, 1983) (superseded combination, original combination)
References
* Wilson B.R. (1967). A new generic name for three recent and one fossil species of Mytilidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) in southern Australasia with re-descriptions of the species. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 37: 279–295.
* Colgan, D. J.; Willan, R. C. & Kirkendale, L. A. (2020). A genetic assessment of the taxonomic status of New Zealand mussels of the genus Xenostrobus Wilson, 1967. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 54 (2): 271-285.
External links
Ponder, W. F.; Hallan, A.; Shea, M.; Clark, S. A. (2016). Australian Freshwater MolluscsColgan D.J. & da Costa P. (2013) Invasive and non-invasive lineages in Xenostrobus (Bivalvia: Mytilidae). Molluscan Research 33(4): 272-280
Mytilidae
Bivalve genera
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