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species Unio mardinensis Lea, 1865: specimens

17 available nominal species synonyms (27 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Unio crassus gontieriGraf (2007)
Potomida littoralisGraf (2007), IUCN (2014)
Eolymnium araxenumKantor et al. (2010)
Potomida armeniacaKantor et al. (2010), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Potomida komarowiKantor et al. (2010), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Unio (Eolymnium) araxenusVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Unio bruguierianusLopes-Lima et al. (2021), Bogan et al. (2021)
“Unio bruguierianus” **Lopes-Lima et al. (2021)
Unio crassusJihad (2023)
Unio mardinensisLopes-Lima et al. (2024), Hou et al. (2024), Nagel (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)

Range

Euphrates and Aras basins in Syria, Iraq, and Turkey. (North Eurasia: EU2)

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Unio mardinensis

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Type Specimens

image of lot USNM_85663
USNM_85663
near Mardin, Asiatic Turkey
holotype
Unio kullethensis Lea, 1865

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USNM_85664
R. Tigris, near Mardin, Asiatic Turkey
holotype
Unio mardinensis Lea, 1865

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USNM_85603
Tigris R., Pashalic of Orpha, Asiatic Turkey
holotype
Unio orphaensis Lea, 1865

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MCZ_152886
Tigris River, [near Mardin, Asiatic Turkey]
cotype
Unio mardinensis Lea, 1865

Other Specimens by Collection | show by country

1 Specimens from INHS

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INHS_21568
River Tigris, Syria

1 Specimens from SMF

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SMF_4451
A.d. Kars Fl. Armenien Komarow

GenBank Vouchers

Georeferenced GenBank Vouchers


Turkey

CIIMAR_BIV5386. (COI: MZ512296, go to GenBank) Kocaçay River/Lake (Euphrates Basin), Türkiye (39.308506, 41.876678).

CIIMAR_BIV5387. (16S: MZ518968, 28S: MZ519205, COI: MZ512297, go to GenBank) ditto.

CIIMAR_BIV5388. (16S: MZ518969, 28S: MZ519206, COI: MZ512298, go to GenBank) ditto.

CIIMAR_BIV5389. (COI: MZ512299, go to GenBank) ditto.

CIIMAR_BIV1889. (16S: MZ518862, 28S: MZ519099, COI: MZ512235, SRA: SRX22628948, go to GenBank) Turkey: Aras: Aras Basin (39.970694, 41.889083).

CIIMAR_BIV1890. (COI: MZ512236, go to GenBank) ditto.

CIIMAR_BIV1892. (16S: MZ518863, 28S: MZ519100, COI: MZ512237, mtGenome: OR912552, go to GenBank) ditto.

CIIMAR_BIV1893. (COI: MZ512238, go to GenBank) ditto.

CIIMAR_BIV1894. (16S: MZ518864, 28S: MZ519101, COI: MZ512239, go to GenBank) ditto.

CIIMAR_BIV5417. (16S: MZ518976, 28S: MZ519213, COI: MZ512306, go to GenBank) Turkey: Başköy: Euphrates Basin (39.383201, 41.68595).

CIIMAR_BIV5418. (16S: MZ518977, 28S: MZ519214, COI: MZ512307, go to GenBank) ditto.

CIIMAR_BIV5410. (COI: MZ512301, go to GenBank) Turkey: Kars : Aras Basin (40.565836, 43.060236).

CIIMAR_BIV5412. (16S: MZ518973, 28S: MZ519210, COI: MZ512303, go to GenBank) ditto.

CIIMAR_BIV5413. (16S: MZ518974, 28S: MZ519211, COI: MZ512304, go to GenBank) ditto.

CIIMAR_BIV5414. (16S: MZ518975, 28S: MZ519212, COI: MZ512305, go to GenBank) ditto.

CIIMAR_BIV5390. (COI: MZ512300, go to GenBank) Turkey: Kocaçay: Euphrates Basin (39.308506, 41.876678).

CIIMAR_BIV5411. (16S: MZ518967, 28S: MZ519204, COI: MZ512302, go to GenBank) ditto.