Mytilaster lineatus

Mytilaster lineatus

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Subclass:	Pteriomorphia
Order:	Mytiloida
Family:	Mytilidae
Genus:	Mytilaster
Species:	M. lineatus
Binomial name
*Mytilaster lineatus* (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms
Mytilus baldi Brusina, 1865 Mytilus confusus Dillwyn, 1817 Mytilus crispus Cantraine, 1835 Mytilus lamarckii Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1890 Mytilus lineatus Gmelin, 1791 Mytilus lineatus var. minorsolida Monterosato, 1875 Mytilus minimus var. squalidermis Danilo & Sandri, 1856 Mytilus scaber Krynicki, 1837

Mytilaster lineatus is marine mussels, distributed in European waters. Common in Greece, Russia, Ukraine (Mediterranean and Black Seas). Mentioned as introduced species in the Caspian Sea.

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