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Xenostrobus is a genus of saltwater, brackish water and freshwater bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Xenostrobinae of the family Mytilidae, the mussels.

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Genus

  1. PhylumMollusca
  2. ClassBivalvia
  3. OrderMytilida
  4. FamilyModiolidae
Habitatmarine, brackish

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Specimen records
75
With media
2
Family
Mytilidae
Collections
NMV, TMAG, SBMNH, AM, USNM, WAM
Recorded in
Australia, Thailand, United States

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Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Mytilidae
Image
Little black mussels (Xenostrobus pulex) at Muriwai.jpg
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Xenostrobus
taxon name
Xenostrobus
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Xenostrobus is a genus of saltwater, brackish water and freshwater bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Xenostrobinae of the family Mytilidae, the mussels.

==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 [sic]: synonym of Xenostrobus atratus (Lischke, 1871): synonym of Vignadula atrata (Lischke, 1871) (incorrect gender ending) Xenostrobus atratus (Lischke, 1871): synonym of Vignadula atrata (Lischke, 1871) (superseded combination) Xenostrobus mangle Ockelmann, 1983: synonym of Vignadula mangle (Ockelmann, 1983) (superseded combination, original combination)

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