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
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