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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Publication Gomes-dos-Santos et al. (2019): summary
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Complete Citation

Gomes-dos-Santos, A., E. Froufe, D.V. Gonçalves, R. Sousa, V. Prie et al. 2019. Freshwater conservation assessments in (semi-)arid regions: Testing river intermittence and buffer strategies using freshwater mussels (Bivalvia, Unionida) in Morocco. Biological Conservation 236: 420-434. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Taxonomic Opinions

Anemina arcaeformis (Heude, 1877)

Anodonta anatina (Linnaeus, 1758) = Anodonta cygnea
+ Anodonta (Liouvillea) pallaryi Bédé, 1932

Anodonta anatina (Linnaeus, 1758)

Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta exulcerata (Porro, 1838)

Cristaria plicata (Leach, 1814)

Potomida littoralis (Cuvier, 1798)

Pseudunio marocanus (Pallary, 1918)

Sinanodonta woodiana (Lea, 1834)

Unio foucauldianus Pallary, 1936

Unio gibbus Spengler, 1793