mediterranean mussel (mytilus galloprovincialis) on the seabed in the black sea

animal aquaculture barnacles benthal benthos bentos bivalve bivalves bivalvia black bottom clam coast colony conch edible environment galloprovincialis group invertebrate invertebrates life marine mediterranean mollusc mollusk mussel mussels mytilidae mytilus nature organisms sea seafood seashells sessile shell shellfish underwater waters wild