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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!

Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Unionini | Unio

species Unio gibbus Spengler, 1793: specimens
     4 available nominal species synonyms (5 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Unio gibbus — Araujo et al. (2009), Araujo et al. (2009), Khalloufi & Boumaïza (2009), Bogan (2010), Khalloufi et al. (2011), ... Príe et al. (2021), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021), Lyubas et al. (2022), Lopes-Lima et al. (2024), Hou et al. (2024)
Unio durieui — IUCN (2010)

Range

Iberian Peninsula and Morocco.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

There are no specimens for this species in the MUSSELpdb.

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

Morocco

MNCN_N1289. (COI: EU735759, go to Genbank) Beth (Sebou) River, Morocco.

MNCN_N1290. (16S: EU735774, go to Genbank) ditto.

MNCN_N1291. (16S: EU735775, COI: EU735760, go to Genbank) ditto.

MNCN_N1306. (COI: EU735761, go to Genbank) ditto.

MNCN_N1307. (16S: EU735776, COI: EU735762, go to Genbank) ditto.

MNCN_N1309. (16S: EU735777, COI: EU735763, go to Genbank) ditto.

MNCN_N1310. (16S: EU735778, COI: EU735764, go to Genbank) ditto.

MNCN_N1311. (16S: EU735779, COI: EU735765, go to Genbank) ditto.

MNCN_N1312. (16S: EU735780, COI: EU735766, go to Genbank) ditto.

MNCN_N1313. (16S: EU735781, COI: EU735767, go to Genbank) ditto.

CIIMAR_UG11. (16S: MZ519061, 28S: MZ519298, COI: MZ512221, mtGenome: OR912549, go to Genbank) Morocco.

Spain

MNCN_N729. (16S: EU735768, COI: EU735753, go to Genbank) Barbate River, Spain.

MNCN_N730. (16S: EU735769, COI: EU735754, go to Genbank) ditto.

MNCN_N731. (16S: EU735770, COI: EU735755, go to Genbank) ditto.

MNCN_N732. (16S: EU735771, COI: EU735756, go to Genbank) ditto.

MNCN_N733. (16S: EU735772, COI: EU735757, go to Genbank) ditto.

MNCN_N734. (16S: EU735773, COI: EU735758, go to Genbank) ditto.

Tunisia

MNCN_N1611. (16S: KX400389, COI: KX400012, go to Genbank) Sejenane River, Tunisia.

MNCN_N1615. (16S: KX400390, COI: KX400013, go to Genbank) ditto.

MNCN_N1596. (16S: GU071030, COI: GU070982, go to Genbank) Tunisia: Medjerda River, Ghardimaou.

MNCN_N1597. (16S: GU071031, COI: GU070983, go to Genbank) ditto.

MNCN_N1598. (16S: GU071032, COI: GU070984, go to Genbank) ditto.

MNCN_N1616. (16S: GU071028, COI: GU070980, go to Genbank) Tunisia: Sejenane River.

MNCN_N1617. (16S: GU071029, COI: GU070981, go to Genbank) ditto.