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 a species of marine mussel, distributed in European waters. It is common in Greece, Russia and Ukraine (Mediterranean and Black Seas). It is referred as an introduced species in the Caspian Sea.

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