Black-striped mussel

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iBlack-striped mussel
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Veneroida
Family: Dreissenidae
Genus: Mytilopsis
Species: M. sallei
Binomial name
Mytilopsis sallei

The black-striped mussel is a small marine bivalve mollusc originating from Central and South America. It is closely related and ecologically similar to the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha). Like the zebra mussel, the black-striped mussel is a significant pest outside its natural range.

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