Xenostrobus or Vignadula (Bivalvia: Mytilidae)? A taxonomic re-evaluation of small black mussels inhabiting the upper intertidal zone of the estuaries of Southeast Asia Author Tan, Koh Siang Author Tan, Samuel Hui Ming Author Sanpanich, Kitithorn Author Duangdee, Teerapong Author Ambarwati, Reni text Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 2022 2022-05-14 196 316 345 https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/f5a3130a-cb03-3121-b8eb-32409c478f89/ journal article 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac031 0024-4082 7035193 968C576E-4747-4586-9D48-C24C92741905 VIGNADULA KURODA & HABE IN KURODA ET AL ., 1971 Type species: Mytilus atratus Lischke, 1871a by original designation. Type locality: Nagasaki , Japan . Diagnosis: Adult shell ≤ 15 mm . Posterior inner mantle edge of adult animal bears guard papillae. Distributed across East and Southeast Asia, from the Andaman Sea, Strait of Malacca , Gulf of Thailand , South China Sea, Yellow Sea and Sea of Japan .