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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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Mytilaster lineatus being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Brachidontes crebristriatus
- Mytella strigata
- Xenostrobus securis
- Semimytilus patagonicus
- Brachidontes rodriguezii
- Limnoperna fortunei
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Mytilida
- Family
- Mytilidae
- Genus
- Mytilaster
- Species
- Mytilaster lineatus
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