Mytilus edulis
Originator: Stein Mortensen
Systematics :
Kingdom: Animals (Animalia)
Phylum: Molluscs (Mollusca)
Class: Bivalve mollusc (Bivalvia)
Subclass: Pteriomorpha
Family: Mytilidae
Genus: Mytilus
Species: Mytilus edulis
Norwegian name: Blåskjell
Confusion species: Modiolus modiolus