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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