Ylistrum

Summary

Ylistrum is a genus of marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae, the scallops.[1][2]

Ylistrum
Ylistrum balloti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pectinida
Superfamily: Pectinoidea
Family: Pectinidae
Genus: Ylistrum
Mynhardt & Alejandrino, 2014
Type species
Pecten balloti Bernardi, 1861

Species edit

Species in the genus Ylistrum

References edit

  1. ^ "Ylistrum Mynhardt & Alejandrino, 2014". WORMS World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "Ylistrum". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved February 15, 2020.

External links edit

  • Mynhardt, G.; Alejandrino, A.; Puslednik, L.; Corrales, J.; Serb, J. M. (2014). Shell shape convergence masks biological diversity in gliding scallops: description of Ylistrum n. gen. (Pectinidae) from the Indo-Pacific Ocean. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 80(4): 400-411