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Unionidae

Margaritiferidae

Hyriidae

Etheriidae

Mycetopodidae

Iridinidae


Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater mussels
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North America

Central America

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North Eurasia

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Publication Grigorovich et al. (2008): summary

Full Citation

Grigorovich, I.A., J.R. Kelly, J.A. Darling & C.W. West. 2008. The Quagga mussel invades the Lake Superior Basin. Journal of Great Lakes Research 34: 342-350. https://doi.org/10.3394/0380-1330(2008)34[342:TQMITL]2.0.CO;2.

Taxonomic Opinions

Dreissena bugensis (Andrusov, 1897)

Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771)

Dreissena rostriformis

Dreissena stankovici = Dreissena carinata

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