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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Margaritiferidae | Margaritiferinae | Margaritifera margaritifera

nominal species Mya margaritifera Linnaeus, 1758

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Mya margaritifera Linnaeus, 1758 = Margaritifera margaritifera

Lister, 1678. Hist. Anim. Anglic.: [app.] 15, pl. 1, fig. 1. [pre-linnaean]
Lister, 1685. Conch.: pl. 149, fig. 4. [pre-linnaean]
Linnaeus, 1758. Syst. Nat. 1: 671, sp. 20.
Linnaeus, 1767. Syst. Nat. 1(2): 1112, sp. 29.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE LS_29, “Habitat in totius orbis arctici cataractis.”.

= Margaritifera margaritifera

Taxonomic Opinions

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Dai et al., 2025

= Margaritifera margaritiferaDai et al., 2025

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Chen et al., 2025

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — FMCS, 2025

= Margaritifera margaritiferaChen et al., 2025

= Margaritifera margaritiferaWang et al., 2025

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Wu et al., 2024

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Liu et al., 2024

= Margaritifera margaritiferaWu et al., 2024

= Margaritifera margaritiferaZieritz et al., 2024

= Margaritifera margaritiferaMatos et al., 2024

= Margaritifera margaritiferaMatos et al., 2024

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Dai et al., 2024

= Margaritifera margaritiferaDai et al., 2024

= Margaritifera margaritiferaWu et al., 2024

= Margaritifera margaritiferaDai et al., 2024

= Margaritifera margaritiferaZhang et al., 2024

= Margaritifera margaritiferaHou et al., 2024

= Margaritifera margaritiferaMa et al., 2024

= Margaritifera margaritiferaSundberg et al., 2024

= Margaritifera margaritiferaDai et al., 2023

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Prié et al., 2023

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Hopper et al., 2023

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Wu et al., 2023

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Wu et al., 2022

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Jeratthitikul et al., 2022

= Margaritifera margaritifera (L., 1758) — Vikhrev et al., 2022

= Margaritifera margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Bogatov, 2022

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus) — Hata et al., 2022

= Margaritifera margaritiferaKlunzinger et al., 2021

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Graf & Cummings, 2021

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Príe et al., 2021

= Margaritifera margaritiferaZieritz et al., 2021

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Gomes-dos-Santos et al., 2021

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — FMCS, 2021

= Margaritifera margaritiferaSmith, 2021

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Wu et al., 2021

= Margaritifera margaritiferaStewart et al., 2021

= Margaritifera margaritiferaMúrria et al., 2020

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Bolotov et al., 2020

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Bolotov et al., 2020

= Margaritifera margaritiferaSano et al., 2020

= Margaritifera margaritiferaWu et al., 2020

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Vinarski et al., 2020

= Margaritifera margaritiferaÖsterling et al., 2020

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Lor et al., 2020

= Margaritifera margaritiferaWu et al., 2020

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Soroka, 2020

= Margaritifera margaritiferaLinløkken et al., 2020

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Huang et al., 2019

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Pfeiffer et al., 2019

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Gomes-dos-Santos et al., 2019

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Hewitt et al., 2019

= Margaritifera margaritiferaLyubas et al., 2019

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Bolotov et al., 2019

= Margaritifera margaritiferaLemer et al., 2019

= Margaritifera margaritiferaVikhrev et al., 2019

= Margaritifera margaritiferaGuerra et al., 2019

= Margaritifera margaritiferaHewitt et al., 2018

= Margaritifera margaritiferaSoroka et al., 2018

= Margaritifera margaritiferaVikhrev et al., 2018

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Bolotov et al., 2018

= Margaritifera margaritiferaPfeiffer et al., 2018

= Margaritifera margaritiferaHuang et al., 2018

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Lopes-Lima et al., 2018

= Margaritifera margaritiferaChase et al., 2018

= Margaritifera margaritiferaBogatov et al., 2018

= Margaritifera margaritifera (L., 1758) — Anisimova et al., 2018

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Lopes-Lima et al., 2017

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Lopes-Lima et al., 2017

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Bolotov et al., 2017

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Bolotov et al., 2017

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Williams et al., 2017

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Amaro et al., 2017

= Margaritifera margaritiferaVälilä et al., 2017

= Margaritifera margaritiferaBertucci et al., 2017

= Margaritifera margaritiferaFroufe et al., 2017

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Combosch et al., 2017

= Margaritifera (s.s.) margaritiferaBolotov et al., 2016

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Araujo et al., 2016

= Margaritifera margaritiferaMitchell et al., 2016

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Vinarski & Kantor, 2016

= Margaritifera margaritiferaSoliman et al., 2016

= Margaritifera margaritiferaGraf et al., 2015

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Pfeiffer & Graf, 2015

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — González & Giribet, 2015

= Margaritifera margaritiferaBolotov et al., 2015

= Margaritifera margaritiferaTakeuchi et al., 2015

= Margaritifera margaritiferaKongim et al., 2015

= Margaritifera margaritiferaGonzáles et al., 2015

= Margaritifera margaritiferaZieritz et al., 2015

= Margaritifera margaritifera (L., 1758) — Graf et al., 2014

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Bieler et al., 2014

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Prie et al., 2014

= Margaritifera margaritiferaBolotov et al., 2013

= Margaritifera margaritifera (L., 1758) — Pfeiffer & Graf, 2013

= Margaritifera margaritiferaInoue et al., 2013

= Margaritifera margaritiferaReis et al., 2013

= Margaritifera margaritiferaMock et al., 2013

= Margaritifera margaritiferaZhang et al., 2013

= Margaritifera margaritifera Linnaeus, 1758 — Fauna Europaea, 2012

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — ITIS, 2012

= Margaritifera margaritiferaHaag, 2012

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus 1758) — Zieritz et al., 2012

= Margaritifera margaritiferaBreton et al., 2011

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Whelan et al., 2011

= Margaritifera margaritifera Linnaeus, 1758 — Bogan, 2010

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Kantor et al., 2010

= Margaritifera margaritiferaCummings & Graf, 2010

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Araujo et al., 2009

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Araujo et al., 2009

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Watters et al., 2009

= Margaritifera margaritiferaJadhav & Jamkhedkar, 2009

= Margaritifera margaritiferaHoeh et al., 2009

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1858) [sic] — Graf, 2007

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Graf & Cummings, 2007

= Margaritifera margaritiferaBouza et al., 2007

= Margaritifera margaritiferaZhou et al., 2007

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Kneeland & Rhymer, 2007

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Taylor et al., 2007

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Graf & Cummings, 2006

= Margaritifera margaritiferaWalker et al., 2006

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Kantor & Sysoev, 2005

= Margaritifera margaritiferaKällersjö et al., 2005

= Margaritifera margaritifera (L.) — Geist & Kuehn, 2005

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Campbell et al., 2005

= Margaritifera margaritifera (L., 1758) — Starobogatov et al., 2004

= Margaritifera margaritiferaHuff et al., 2004

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Bogatov et al., 2003

= Margaritifera margaritiferaMachordom et al., 2003

= Margaritifera margaritifera L. — Geist et al., 2003

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Roe & Hoeh, 2003

= Margaritifera margaritiferaGiribet & Distel, 2003

+ MargaritiferidaeKrebs et al., 2003

= Margaritifera (s.s.) margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Falkner et al., 2002

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Huang et al., 2002

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Hoeh et al., 2002

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — D.G. Smith, 2001

= Margaritifera (s.s.) margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Falkner et al., 2001

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Nagel & Badino, 2001

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Hoeh et al., 2001

= Margaritifera margaritifera Linné, 1758 — Bába, 2000

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linn., 1758) — Graf, 2000

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linn., 1758) — Graf & Ó Foighil, 2000

= Margaritifera margaritiferaTurner et al., 2000

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Campbell, 2000

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Bogan & Hoeh, 2000

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Turgeon et al., 1998

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus) — Korniushin, 1998

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Nagel et al., 1998

= Margaritifera margaritiferaHoeh et al., 1998

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus) — Strayer & Jirka, 1997

= Margaritifera margaritiferaRosenberg et al., 1997

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — IUCN, 1996

= Margaritifera margaritiferaLydeard et al., 1996

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Ziuganov et al., 1994

= Margaritifera margaritiferaRosenberg et al., 1994

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus) — Williams et al., 1993

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Turgeon et al., 1988

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Zatravkin, 1983

= Margaritifera margaritiferaKat, 1983

= Margaritifera margaritifera (L.) — Davis & Fuller, 1981

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Davis et al., 1981

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — R.I. Johnson, 1980

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Habe, 1977

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Burch, 1975

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus) — Heard & Guckert, 1970

= Margaritifera (s.s.) margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Haas, 1969

= Margaritifera (s.s.) margaritifera (Linné, 1758) — Haas, 1969

= Margaritana margaritifera (L., 1758) — Zhadin, 1965

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linné) — Kira, 1959

= Unio margaritifera (Linné) — Kira, 1954

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Modell, 1942

= Margaritifera margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Haas, 1940

= Margaritana margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Zhadin, 1938

= Margaritifera margaritifera (Linné) — Mandahl-Barth, 1938

= Margaritana (s.s.) margaritifera (Linné) — Thiele, 1934

= Margaritana margaritifera (Linné) — Germain, 1931

= Margaritana margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Frierson, 1927

= Margaritana margaritifera L. — Haas, 1924

= Margaritana margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Ortmann, 1919

= Margaritana margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Simpson, 1914

= Margaritana margaritifera (Linnæus) — Ortmann, 1913

= Margaritana margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Ortmann, 1912

= Margaritana margaritifera (Linné, 1758) — Hannibal, 1912

= Margaritana margaritifera (Linnaeus) — Preston, 1912

= Margaritana margaritifera (L.) — Ortmann, 1910

= Margaritana margaritifera (Linnæus) — Ortmann, 1909

= Margaritana margaritifera L. — Kobelt, 1904

= Margaritana margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Simpson, 1900

= Margaritana margaritifera (Lin.) — Drouët, 1898

= Margaritana margaritifera (L.) — Ihering, 1893

= Margaritana margaritifera Linné — Locard, 1893

= Margaritana margaritifera (Lin.) — Westerlund, 1890

= Margaritana margaritifera Linné — Locard, 1889

= Margaritana margaritifera L. — B.H. Wright, 1888

= Unio (Margaritana s.s.) margaritifera (Linné) — Fischer, 1887

= Margaritana margaritifera Linné, 1758 — Locard, 1882

= Margaritana margaritifera Lin. — Drouët, 1881

= Margaritana margaritifera Linné — Clessin, 1877

= Margaritana margaritiferaBourguignat, 1876

= Margaron (Margaritana) margaritifera (Lin.) — Lea, 1870

= Unio margaritiferus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Sowerby, 1868

= Margaritana margaritifera L. — Colbeau, 1868

= Margaritana margaritifera (Lin.) — Westerlund, 1867

= Unio (Margaritana) margaritifer L. — Schrenck, 1867

= Unio margaritifer Linné — Malzine, 1867

= Margaritana margaritifera Linné — Küster, 1862

= Baphia margaritifera (Linn.) — Adams & Adams, 1857

= Unio (Margaritana) margaritifer (Linn., 1758) — Drouët, 1857

= Margaritana margaritifera Lea — Lea, 1856

= Unio (Margaritana) margaritifer (Linn.) — Moquin-Tandon, 1855

= Unio margaritifer Linné — Küster, 1855

= Unio (Baphia) margaritifera (L.) — Mörch, 1853

= Margaron (Margaritana) margaritifera (Lin.) — Lea, 1852

= Margaritana margaritifera (Linn.) — Dupuy, 1852

+ Damaris elongataLeach, 1852

+ Unio sinuatus (Lamk.) — Gassies, 1849

= Alasmodonta margaritifera Linn. — C.B. Adams, 1847

= Damalis margaritiferaLeach, 1847

= Alasmodon margaritiferusBrown, 1844

= Unio margaritifer [sic] Retz. — Dupuy, 1843

= Unio margaritiferus Drap. — Hanley, 1843

+ Alasmodon arcuata Barnes — De Kay, 1843

= Margaritana margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Swainson, 1840

= Margaritana margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Sowerby, 1839

= Unio margaritifer R., Retz. — Schlüter, 1838

= Margarita (Margaritana) margaritifera Lea — Lea, 1838

= Margarita (Margaritana) margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Lea, 1836

= Unio margaritifera Pfieff. — Held, 1836

= Alasmodonta margaritifera (Linné) — Ferussac, 1835

= Unio margaritifer Retz. — Rossmässler, 1835

= Unio margaritifera Linnaeus — Lea, 1834

= Unio margaritifera L. — Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834

+ Unio sinuatus Lamarck, 1819 — Menke, 1830

= Unio margaritifera Pfeiff. — Kickx, 1830

= Alasmodonta [sic] margaritifera Linnaeus — Lea, 1829

+ Unio sinuatus Lamarck, 1819 — Menke, 1828

+ Unio elongatus Lamarck, 1819 — Wood, 1828

= Unio margaritifera Linn. Drap. — Férussac, 1827

= Mya margaritifera Linnaeus, 1758 — Wood, 1825

+ Unio sinuata Lamarck — Children, 1823

= Unio margaritifera Linn. — Nilsson, 1822

= Unio margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Pfeiffer, 1821

= Unio margaritifera “Drap.” — Goldfuss, 1820

+ Margaritana fluviatilis Schumacher, 1817 — Schumacher, 1817

= Mya margaritifera Linnaeus — Dillwyn, 1817

= Margartifera [sic] margaritifera Retzii — Schumacher, 1816

= Unio margaritiferaOken, 1815

= Mya margaritifera Donovan — Turton, 1807

= Mya margaritiferaMaton & Rackett, 1807

= Unio margaritifera Linn. — Draparnaud, 1806

= Mya margaritifera Lin. — Montagu, 1803

= Unio margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Bosc, 1801

= Unio margaritifera Lin. — Poiret, 1801

= Unio margaritifera (Lin.) — Cuvier, 1798

= Mya margaritiferaHumphrey, 1797

= Unio margaritiferus Linn. — Spengler, 1793

= Mya margaritifera Linne — Schreibers, 1793

= Mya margaritifera Linnaeus, 1758 — Gmelin, 1791

= Mya margaritifera (Lin.) — Poiret, 1789

= Unio margaritiferusRetzius, 1788

= Mya margaritifera Linnaeus, 1758 — Müller, 1774

= Mya margaritiferaLinnaeus, 1767

= Mya margaritifera Linnaeus, 1758 — Linnaeus, 1758

 
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