Mytilaster lineatus

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.

Mytilaster lineatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Mytilida
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

References

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