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

species Unio damascensis Lea, 1863: specimens

3 available nominal species synonyms

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Unio damascensis — Lopes-Lima et al. (2021), Lyubas et al. (2022), Lopes-Lima et al. (2024), Hou et al. (2024)

Range

Mediterranean Central Turkey to the Orontes River in Syria.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Unio damascensis

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Syria

image of lot USNM_85542
USNM_85542
R. Barrada, Damascus, Syria

image of lot USNM_85535
USNM_85535
R. Orontes, Syria

image of lot USNM_84408
USNM_84408
River Orontes, Syria

Genbank Vouchers

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

Turkey

KCMAE_U087T. (16S: MZ519029, 28S: MZ519266, COI: MZ512321, go to Genbank) Turkey: Ceyhan: Ceyhan Basin (37.21747, 35.982492).

KCMAE_U088T. (16S: MZ519030, 28S: MZ519267, COI: MZ512322, go to Genbank) ditto.

KCMAE_U089T. (16S: MZ519031, 28S: MZ519268, COI: MZ512323, go to Genbank) ditto.

Mp_4217_U084T. (COI: MZ512319, go to Genbank) ditto.

Mp_4217_U085T. (COI: MZ512320, go to Genbank) ditto.

KCMAE_LG004. (16S: MZ519002, 28S: MZ519239, COI: MZ512309, go to Genbank) Turkey: Gölbaşı: Orontes Basin (36.496217, 36.480722).

KCMAE_LG006. (16S: MZ519003, 28S: MZ519240, COI: MZ512311, go to Genbank) ditto.

KCMAE_LG008. (16S: MZ519005, 28S: MZ519242, COI: MZ512312, go to Genbank) ditto.

Mp_4217_LG005. (COI: MZ512310, go to Genbank) ditto.

Mp_4217_LG009. (COI: MZ512313, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_177_1. (16S: MZ518848, 28S: MZ519085, COI: MZ512226, go to Genbank) Turkey: Karasu: Orontes Basin (36.580012, 36.430981).

RMBH_biv_177_14. (COI: MZ512230, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_177_15. (COI: MZ512231, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_177_2. (COI: MZ512227, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_177_3. (16S: MZ518853, 28S: MZ519090, COI: MZ512228, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_177_6. (COI: MZ512229, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_180. (16S: MZ518859, 28S: MZ519096, COI: MZ512234, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_178_15. (COI: MZ512233, go to Genbank) Turkey: Karasu: Orontes Basin (36.640837, 36.505693).

RMBH_biv_178_6. (COI: MZ512232, go to Genbank) ditto.

KCMAE_U001T. (16S: MZ519012, 28S: MZ519249, COI: MZ512317, go to Genbank) Turkey: Kuşkun: Tarsus Basin (36.927808, 34.942064).

KCMAE_U002T. (16S: MZ519013, 28S: MZ519250, COI: MZ512318, go to Genbank) ditto.

KCMAE_LG016. (16S: MZ519009, 28S: MZ519246, COI: MZ512314, go to Genbank) Turkey: Orontes : Orontes Basin (36.221314, 36.387333).

KCMAE_LG017. (16S: MZ519010, 28S: MZ519247, COI: MZ512315, go to Genbank) ditto.

KCMAE_LG019. (16S: MZ519011, 28S: MZ519248, COI: MZ512316, go to Genbank) ditto.

KCMAE_C01-1. (16S: MZ518991, 28S: MZ519228, COI: MZ512308, go to Genbank) Turkey: Savrun: Ceyhan Basin (37.326162, 36.029476).

KCMAE_U090T. (16S: MZ519032, 28S: MZ519269, COI: MZ512324, go to Genbank) Turkey: Un. channel: Ceyhan Basin (37.370902, 36.868179).

KCMAE_U092T. (16S: MZ519033, 28S: MZ519270, COI: MZ512326, go to Genbank) ditto.

KCMAE_U095T. (16S: MZ519034, 28S: MZ519271, COI: MZ512327, go to Genbank) ditto.

KCMAE_U101T. (16S: MZ519038, 28S: MZ519275, COI: MZ512328, go to Genbank) ditto.

Mp_4217_U091T. (COI: MZ512325, go to Genbank) ditto.

Mp_4217_U102T. (COI: MZ512329, go to Genbank) ditto.

CIIMAR_U092T. (mtGenome: PP498799, SRA: SRR26935098, go to Genbank) Un. channel River (Ceyhan Basin), Türkiye (37.370902, 36.868179).