MUSSELpdb

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Unionidae

Margaritiferidae

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Etheriidae

Mycetopodidae

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Geography

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North America

Central America

South America

Afrotropics

North Eurasia

East Asia

Australasia

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Data last updated
Mon 1 Dec 2025

Publication Ricciardi (1998): summary

publication summary

Full Citation

Ricciardi, A. 1998. Global range expansion of the Asian mussel Limnoperna fortunei (Mytilidae): another fouling threat to freshwater systems. Biofouling 13(2): 97-106. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker)
+ Modiola lacustris Martens, 1875
+ Limnoperna depressa Brandt & Temcharoen, 1971
+ Limnoperna supoti Brandt, 1974

Xenostrobus securis = Limnoperna securis
+ Limnoperna fortunei kikuchii Habe, 1981