The duck mussel (Anodonta anatina) is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

Duck mussel
A live individual of the duck mussel, Anodonta anatina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Anodonta
Species:
A. anatina
Binomial name
Anodonta anatina
Subspecies
  • A. a. anatina (L., 1758)
  • A. a. attenuata Held, 1836
  • A. a. radiata (O.F.Müller, 1774)
Distribution of Anodonta anatina in Europe.
Synonyms

Anodonta piscinalis Nilsson, 1823

Description

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See Animalbase below (external link).

Right and left valve of the same specimen:

Distribution

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The native distribution of this species is European-Siberian.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Lopes-Lima , M. (2014). "Anodonta anatina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T155667A21400363. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T155667A21400363.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b (in Czech) Horsák M., Juřičková L., Beran L., Čejka T. & Dvořák L. (2010). "Komentovaný seznam měkkýšů zjištěných ve volné přírodě České a Slovenské republiky. [Annotated list of mollusc species recorded outdoors in the Czech and Slovak Republics]". Malacologica Bohemoslovaca, Suppl. 1: 1–37. PDF.
  3. ^ Juřičková L., Horsák M. & Beran L., 2001: Check-list of the molluscs (Mollusca) of the Czech Republic. Acta Soc. Zool. Bohem., 65: 25-40.
  4. ^ Glöer P. & Meier-Brook C. (2003) Süsswassermollusken. DJN, pp. 134, page 109, ISBN 3-923376-02-2
  5. ^ "Duck Mussel (Anodonta (Anodonta) anatina)". National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Anemoon > Flora en Fauna > Soorteninformatie". www.anemoon.org.
  7. ^ "Duck mussel". Archived from the original on 2007-03-13. Retrieved 2007-05-29. cited 16 February 2007
  8. ^ Araujo et al., 2009.
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