Mytilaster solidus Monterosato, 1883

Bitlis, Banu, Öztürk, Bilal, Received, Alper Doğan, Online, Published & Version, Final, 2017, Contribution to the knowledge of the molluscan fauna of Kuşadası Bay (Aegean Sea), Turkish Journal of Zoology 41 (6), pp. 980-990 : 983

Mytilaster solidus Monterosato, 1883 ( Figure 5 ) Mytilaster solidus Monterosato, 1883

Material examined: Sta. 10, 45 sp., rocky substrates and algae ( Laurencia patentrema , Corallina mediterranea , Halophytis incurvus ), 0.1– 3 m.

Description: Shell solid, subtriangular, rounded posteriorly, and equivalve. Shell brown-yellowish and slightly transparent. Numerous growth lines on the shell causing wrinkled appearance. Hinge line with 2–3 teeth and a series of small teeth on the dorsal margin after the ligament.

Distribution: M. solidus has been reported from the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea ( Parenzan, 1974: 62). It is also known from the Levantine coast of Turkey ( Öztürk et al., 2007: 566).

Figures

Figure 5. Mytilaster solidus: view of the outside of the right (A) and inside of the left (B) (A = 4.9 mm; B = 6.2 mm).