Xenostrobus is a genus of saltwater, brackish water and freshwater bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Xenostrobinae of the family Mytilidae, the mussels.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Xenostrobus B. R. Wilson, 1967. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138231 on 2023-09-19
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1871) (incorrect gender ending) Xenostrobus atratus (Lischke, 1871): synonym of Vignadula atrata (Lischke, 1871) (superseded combination) Xenostrobus mangle Ockelmann, 1983: synonym of Vignadula mangle (Ockelmann, 1983) (superseded combination, original combination)
References
Colgan, D. J.; Willan, R. C. & Kirkendale, L. A. (2020). A genetic assessment of the taxonomic status of New Zealand mussels of the genus Xenostrobus Wilson, 1967. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 54 (2): 271-285.
External links
Ponder, W. F.; Hallan, A.; Shea, M.; Clark, S. A. (2016). Australian Freshwater Molluscs Colgan D.J. & da Costa P. (2013) Invasive and non-invasive lineages in Xenostrobus (Bivalvia: Mytilidae). Molluscan Research 33(4): 272-280