Ylistrum
| Ylistrum | |
|---|---|
| Ylistrum balloti | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Pectinida |
| Superfamily: | Pectinoidea |
| Family: | Pectinidae |
| Genus: | Ylistrum Mynhardt & Alejandrino, 2014 |
| Type species | |
| Pecten balloti Bernardi, 1861
| |
Ylistrum is a genus of marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae, the scallops.[1][2]
There are four species currently in the genus:[1]
- Ylistrum balloti (Bernardi, 1861)
- Ylistrum japonicum (Gmelin, 1791)
- †Ylistrum morganense (Beu & Darragh, 2001)
- †Ylistrum subcostatum (Beu & Darragh, 2001)
Previously, these species were considered to be members of Amusium,[1] but a 2014 paper determined that the resemblance of their shell to Amusium pleuronectes is a case of convergent evolution; thorough studies of genetics and morphology allowed for the description of Ylistrium as a new genus, being sister to Antillipecten.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Ylistrum Mynhardt & Alejandrino, 2014". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2026-01-26.
- ^ "Ylistrum". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
- ^ 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