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Taxonomy

Species & Genus Richness by
Taxonomy

Geography

Species Richness & Endemism by
Geography

Data last updated
Mon 1 Dec 2025

species Unio elongatulus Pfeiffer, 1825: specimens

77 available nominal species synonyms (91 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Unio mancus — Graf & Cummings (2007), Graf & Cummings (2011), IUCN (2014), Araujo et al. (2018)
Unio elongatulus — Dhora (2009), Bogan (2010), Prie et al. (2012), Prié & Puillandre (2014), Kongim et al. (2015), ... Dai et al. (2024), Hou et al. (2024), Dai et al. (2025), Hou et al. (2025), Wang et al. (2025)
Unio elongatulus elongatulus — Fauna Europaea (2012)
Unio elongatulus glaucinus — Fauna Europaea (2012)
Unio elongatulus pallens — Fauna Europaea (2012)
Unio mancus requienii — Prie (2012)
Unio pictorum — He & Zhuang (2013)
Unio cf. elongatulus — Lopes-Lima et al. (2017)
Unio mancus pallens — Lopes-Lima et al. (2017)

Range

Mediterranean Europe.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Unio elongatulus

MUSSELp Specimen Records

France

MNHN_22601
Montpellier

Italy

MZUF_BC_53138. Vipava (Vipacco) River, Savogna d’Isonzo, Gorizia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

Sicily

BMNH_1907-10-28-255
Lake Leontini, Sicily

BMNH_1907-12-30-366. Sicily

Genbank Vouchers

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

Albania

MNCN_N1869. (16S: KX400352, COI: KX399977, go to Genbank) Skutari Lake River, Albania.

MNCN_N1872. (16S: KX400353, COI: KX399978, go to Genbank) ditto.

Croatia

MNCN_N1859. (16S: KX400350, COI: KX399975, go to Genbank) Bacinska Lake River, Croatia.

MNCN_N1860. (16S: KX400351, COI: KX399976, go to Genbank) ditto.

MNCN_N1840. (16S: KX400348, COI: KX399973, go to Genbank) Mirna River, Croatia.

Italy

MNCN_N1673. (16S: KX400334, COI: KX399964, go to Genbank) Cestella Lake River, Italy.

MNCN_N1674. (16S: KX400335, COI: KX399965, go to Genbank) ditto.

MNCN_N1675. (16S: KX400336, COI: KX399966, go to Genbank) ditto.

MNHN_IM-2009-12673. (16S: KC703399, COI: JX046578, go to Genbank) Italy: Lake Maggiore.

MNHN_IM-2009-12674. (16S: KC703400, COI: JX046579, go to Genbank) ditto.

MNHN_IM-2009-12675. (16S: KC703401, COI: JX046580, go to Genbank) ditto.

MNCN_N188. (COI: KX399979, go to Genbank) Po River, Italy.

MNCN_N189. (16S: KX400354, COI: KX399980, go to Genbank) ditto.

MNCN_N190. (16S: KX400355, COI: KX399981, go to Genbank) ditto.

MNCN_N191. (16S: KX400356, COI: KX399982, go to Genbank) ditto.

MNCN_N1423. (16S: KX400329, COI: KX399960, go to Genbank) Varese Lake River, Italy.

MNCN_N1424. (16S: KX400330, COI: KX399961, go to Genbank) ditto.

MNCN_N1425. (16S: KX400331, go to Genbank) ditto.

MNCN_N168. (16S: KX400340, COI: KX399970, go to Genbank) Versa (Isonzo) River, Italy.

MNCN_N169. (16S: KX400341, COI: KX399971, go to Genbank) ditto.

MNCN_N170. (16S: KX400342, COI: KX399972, go to Genbank) ditto.

MNCN_N202. (16S: KX400360, COI: KX399986, go to Genbank) Viverone Lake River, Italy.

MNCN_N203. (16S: KX400361, go to Genbank) ditto.

MNCN_N204. (16S: KX400362, go to Genbank) ditto.

Montenegro

RMBH_biv_1206_1. (COI: ON648781, go to Genbank) Montenegro: Crnojevića River, Skadar Lake Basin (42.3545781, 19.027754).

RMBH_biv_1206_2. (COI: ON648782, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1206_7. (COI: ON648783, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1206_8. (COI: ON648784, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1206_9. (COI: ON648785, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1209_1. (COI: ON648794, go to Genbank) Montenegro: Plavnica River, Skadar Lake Basin (42.2722579, 19.2009221).

RMBH_biv_1209_2. (COI: ON648795, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1209_3. (COI: ON648796, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1210_1. (COI: ON648797, go to Genbank) Montenegro: Skadar Lake near Donji Murići village (42.1634591, 19.221663).

RMBH_biv_1210_2. (COI: ON648798, go to Genbank) Montenegro: Skadar Lake near Donji Murići village (42.1635, 19.2217).

RMBH_biv_1210_5. (COI: ON648799, go to Genbank) ditto.

Switzerland

NMBE_565038. (16S: OK055614, 28S: OK077601, COI: OK050218, go to Genbank) Ceresio, Agno Camping (45.99222, 8.89857).

NMBE_565039. (16S: OK055615, 28S: OK077602, COI: OK050219, go to Genbank) ditto.

NMBE_565040. (16S: OK055616, 28S: OK077603, COI: OK050220, go to Genbank) ditto.

NMBE_565047. (16S: OK055622, 28S: OK077608, COI: OK050223, go to Genbank) Lac Neuchâtel, La Tène (47.00336, 7.0172).

NMBE_566648. (16S: OK055679, 28S: OK077662, COI: OK050286, go to Genbank) Lac Neuchâtel, La Tène châlets (47.0034, 7.0172).

NMBE_566649. (16S: OK055680, 28S: OK077663, COI: OK050287, go to Genbank) ditto.

NMBE_559879. (16S: OK055595, COI: OK050198, go to Genbank) Lac Neuchâtel, St-Blaise (47.0109, 6.9806).

NMBE_566650. (28S: OK077664, COI: OK050288, go to Genbank) ditto.

NMBE_566651. (COI: OK050289, go to Genbank) ditto.

NMBE_559878. (16S: OK055594, 28S: OK077580, COI: OK050197, go to Genbank) Lac Neuchâtel, Yvonand ancien port (46.8053, 6.7456).

NMBE_566640. (16S: OK055670, 28S: OK077657, COI: OK050277, go to Genbank) Laghetto Demanio, Gudo (46.1659, 8.9466).

NMBE_566641. (16S: OK055671, 28S: OK077658, COI: OK050278, go to Genbank) ditto.

NMBE_565058. (16S: OK055632, 28S: OK077618, COI: OK050234, go to Genbank) Verbano, Ascona Lido (46.14733, 8.77878).

NMBE_565059. (16S: OK055633, 28S: OK077619, COI: OK050235, go to Genbank) ditto.

NMBE_565060. (16S: OK055634, 28S: OK077620, COI: OK050236, go to Genbank) ditto.

NMBE_565061. (16S: OK055635, 28S: OK077621, COI: OK050237, go to Genbank) ditto.

NMBE_565070. (16S: OK055643, 28S: OK077628, COI: OK050243, go to Genbank) Verbano, Tenero Lido (46.1665, 8.8498).

NMBE_565071. (16S: OK055644, 28S: OK077629, COI: OK050244, go to Genbank) ditto.

NMBE_565072. (16S: OK055645, 28S: OK077630, go to Genbank) Verbano, Vira (46.14275, 8.83819).

NMBE_565073. (16S: OK055646, 28S: OK077631, COI: OK050245, go to Genbank) ditto.

NMBE_565074. (16S: OK055647, 28S: OK077632, COI: OK050246, go to Genbank) ditto.

NMBE_565067. (16S: OK055640, 28S: OK077626, COI: OK050242, go to Genbank) Verbano, Vira (46.14275, 8.8382).

NMBE_566617. (16S: OK055672, 28S: OK077659, COI: OK050279, go to Genbank) Weiher Wichenstein, Oberriet SG (47.3251, 9.5585).

NMBE_566642. (16S: OK055673, 28S: OK077660, COI: OK050280, go to Genbank) ditto.

NMBE_566643. (16S: OK055674, COI: OK050281, go to Genbank) ditto.

NMBE_566644. (16S: OK055675, COI: OK050282, go to Genbank) ditto.

NMBE_566645. (16S: OK055676, COI: OK050283, go to Genbank) ditto.

NMBE_566646. (16S: OK055677, COI: OK050284, go to Genbank) ditto.

NMBE_566647. (16S: OK055678, 28S: OK077661, COI: OK050285, go to Genbank) Zugersee, Immensee, Alte Badi SZ (47.1002, 8.47).