Mantenimiento programado (scheduled maintenance) el
Mytilaster minimus (Poli, 1795)
Almejillón enano
 
Metazoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Mytiloida
Mytilidae
ENDEMICITY
Canarias Gender Do not
Species Do not
Subspecies -
Macaronesia Gender Do not
Species Do not
Subspecies -
Distribution in the Canary Islands
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  • High confidence - Land
  • High confidence - Marine (<200m)
  • Medium / low confidence
  • No information

  • With presence in the sea
  • No presence at sea
Worldwide distribution

Canary Islands and Mediterranean.

Distribution in the Canary Islands

Coasts South of Tenerife, and Northwest of Gran Canaria.

Origin

Habitat

It lives in the mid-upper horizon of the tidal zone, where it resists desiccation by forming aggregations in the cracks of rocky substrates with sandy contributions, which makes it difficult to observe them, as they are often clogged with debris. (Bonnet & Rodríguez, 1992)

Catálogo Canario
Island Category
Gran Canaria Interés para los ecosistemas canarios
Tenerife Interés para los ecosistemas canarios
 
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