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Mytilus minimus

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BPBM 5460Malacology

Mytilus minimus

Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Mytilida › Mytilidae

Collected by
J.H. Ponsonby; GarrettAndrew J. Garrett →J.H. Ponsonby →
Locality
Africa; Algeria
Region
Africa
Record type
Preservedspecimen
2 Bishop specimens of Mytilus minimusSpecies page ›

Mytilaster minimus observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-06-15.

Mytilaster minimus observed 2025-06-15

2025-06-15

04715 El Ejido, Almería, España

(c) Juan Valentín, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Mytilaster minimus observed 2024-02-08

2024-02-08

Murcia, ES-MU, ES

(c) Frédéric ANDRE, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Mytilaster minimus observed 2024-01-31

2024-01-31

La Calzada, Gijón, Carreño, Asturias, Spain

(c) lizard--o_o, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Mytilaster minimus observed 2022-01-26

2022-01-26

Veneto, Italia

(c) Marco Vicariotto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Mytilaster minimus observed 2021-10-07

2021-10-07

East Macedonia and Thrace, Macedonia and Thrace, GR

(c) George Manavopoulos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Mytilaster minimus observed 2019-06-17

2019-06-17

Κεντρική Μακεδονία, Ελλάδα

(c) stelioskaripidis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Mytilus minimus. BPBM 5460. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37634503. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/5460.

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