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

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Bivalvia | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Anodontini | Anodontina | Pseudanodonta

species Pseudanodonta complanata (Rossmässler, 1835): specimens
     69 available nominal species synonyms (92 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Pseudanodonta complanata — Graf (2007), Graf & Cummings (2007), Cyr et al. (2007), Manendo et al. (2008), Chong et al. (2008), ... Wu et al. (2024), Wu et al. (2024), Hou et al. (2024), Dai et al. (2025), Perkins et al. (2025)
Pseudanodonta klettii — Kantor et al. (2010), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Pseudanodonta elongata — Kantor et al. (2010), IUCN (2011), Fauna Europaea (2012), Vinarski & Kantor (2016), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017)
Anodonta middendorffi — Kantor et al. (2010)
Pseudanodonta nordenskioldi — Kantor et al. (2010), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Pseudanodonta middendorffi middendorffi — Fauna Europaea (2012), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017)
Pseudanodonta middendorffi compacta — Fauna Europaea (2012), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017)
Pseudanodonta complanata complanata — Mezhzherin et al. (2014), Bogatov (2022)
Pseudanodonta kletti — Mezhzherin et al. (2014)
Pseudanodonta rossmaessleri — Mezhzherin et al. (2014)
Pseudanodonta elongata tanousi — Mezhzherin et al. (2014)
Pseudanodonta cf. complanata — Tomilova et al. (2019)
Pseudanodonta complanata elongata — Bogatov (2022)

Range

Widespread in northern and central Europe.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

MNHN_MP_2361. environs de Bourges (Cher)

MNHN_MP_2328. L’Erdie à la [illegible] près Nantes

MNHN_MP_2363. La Puy-de-Dôme

MNHN_MP_2325. La Seine [illegible]

MNHN_MP_2358. La Seine à Vernon

MNHN_MP_2360. La Vie à Caen (Calvados)

MNHN_MP_2341. La Vrie (Calvados)

MNHN_MP_2353. Le Noë à Caen (Calvados)

MNHN_MP_2362. Loire-Inférieure

Austria

England

INHS_23640. New Bedford River, Sutton Gault, 11 km from Ely, Cambridgeshire, East of England, England

France

MNHN_22200. Canal du Berry (Allier)

MNHN_MP_2359. Elbeuf (Seine-Inférieure)

MNHN_MP_2323. environs de Paris

MNHN_MP_2349. environs de Paris

MNHN_MP_2366. environs de Paris

MNHN_MP_2337. l’Huisne près Pont-de-Gennes (Sarthe)

MNHN_MP_2346. La Loire, à Saint-Gemmes (M.-Loire)

MNHN_22315. La Saône à Auxonne (Côte-d’Or)

MNHN_MP_2320. La Saône, à Couzon (Rhône)

MNHN_MP_2343. la Saône, à Tournus (Saône-et-Loire)

MNHN_22527. La Seine à Elbeuf (Seine-Inférieure)

MNHN_MP_2340. La Seine à Elbeuf (Seine-Inférieure)

MNHN_22498. La Seine à Rouen (Seine-Inférieure)

MNHN_22533. La Seine à Rouen (Seine-Inférieure)

MNHN_22499. La Seine, Elbeuf

MNHN_MP_2345. Montfort (Sarthe)

MNHN_MP_2348. Montfort-le-Rotrou (Sarthe)

MNHN_MP_2354. Nantes

MNHN_MP_2335. Saint-Jean de-Losne (Côte-d’Or)

Germany

Russia

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

France

MNHN_IM-2009-12686. (16S: KC703619, 28S: KC703867, COI: KC703966, go to Genbank) France: Oise River.

Russia

RMBH_biv_1671. (COI: OQ933548, ND1: OQ941893, go to Genbank) Russia: Angrapa River (54.5229, 22.0748).

RMBH_biv_587_1. (COI: OQ933460, ND1: OQ941879, go to Genbank) Russia: Belaya River (53.1531, 55.9219).

RMBH_biv_587_3. (COI: OQ933461, ND1: OQ941880, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1406_1. (COI: OQ933507, go to Genbank) Russia: Berezina River (54.7708, 31.2857).

RMBH_biv_1406_10. (COI: OQ933508, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1406_11. (COI: OQ933509, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1406_12. (COI: OQ933510, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1406_13. (COI: OQ933511, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1406_14. (COI: OQ933512, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1406_3. (COI: OQ933513, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1406_5. (COI: OQ933514, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1406_6. (COI: OQ933515, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1406_7. (COI: OQ933516, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1406_8. (COI: OQ933517, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1406_9. (COI: OQ933518, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1083_1. (COI: OQ933466, go to Genbank) Russia: Buy River (56.2479, 54.4888).

RMBH_biv_574_1. (16S: MK574317, 28S: MK574456, COI: MK574186, go to Genbank) Russia: European part, Ryazan Region, Oka River (54.4620°N, 40.5771°E), Volga Basin, Caspian Sea drainage.

RMBH_biv_574_2. (16S: MK574318, 28S: MK574457, COI: MK574187, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_574_3. (16S: MK574319, 28S: MK574458, COI: MK574188, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_195_1. (16S: MK574314, 28S: MK574453, COI: MK034155, ND1: OQ941876, go to Genbank) Russia: European part, Saratov Region, Khopyor River (51.4878°N, 42.5931°E), Don Basin, Azov Sea drainage.

RMBH_biv_195_2. (16S: MK574315, 28S: MK574454, COI: MK034156, ND1: OQ941877, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_195_3. (16S: MK574316, 28S: MK574455, COI: MK574185, ND1: OQ941878, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1419_2. (COI: OQ933519, go to Genbank) Russia: Iren River (57.3551, 56.9098).

RMBH_biv_1420_10. (COI: OQ933520, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1420_11. (COI: OQ933521, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1420_12. (COI: OQ933522, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1420_13. (COI: OQ933523, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1420_14. (COI: OQ933524, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1420_15. (COI: OQ933525, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1420_16. (COI: OQ933526, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1420_17. (COI: OQ933527, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1420_18. (COI: OQ933528, ND1: OQ941891, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1420_19. (COI: OQ933529, ND1: OQ941892, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1420_2. (COI: OQ933530, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1420_20. (COI: OQ933531, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1420_3. (COI: OQ933532, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1420_4. (COI: OQ933533, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1420_5. (COI: OQ933534, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1420_6. (COI: OQ933535, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1420_7. (COI: OQ933536, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1420_8. (COI: OQ933537, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1420_9. (COI: OQ933538, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1375. (COI: OQ933485, go to Genbank) Russia: Malaya Istra River (55.8947, 36.7466).

RMBH_biv_1429_1. (COI: OQ933539, go to Genbank) Russia: Mesha River (55.7628, 49.7858).

RMBH_biv_1429_2. (COI: OQ933540, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1429_3. (COI: OQ933541, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1429_4. (COI: OQ933542, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1429_5. (COI: OQ933543, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1429_6. (COI: OQ933544, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1429_7. (COI: OQ933545, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1380. (COI: OQ933486, go to Genbank) Russia: Moscow River (55.7018, 36.72).

RMBH_biv_1368_1. (COI: OQ933475, go to Genbank) Russia: Oka River (54.4627, 40.5767).

RMBH_biv_1368_2. (COI: OQ933476, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1368_3. (COI: OQ933477, ND1: OQ941886, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1368_4. (COI: OQ933478, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1368_5. (COI: OQ933479, ND1: OQ941887, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1368_6. (COI: OQ933480, ND1: OQ941888, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1368_7. (COI: OQ933481, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1368_8. (COI: OQ933482, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1351_1. (COI: OQ933468, go to Genbank) Russia: Pyana River (55.4456, 44.4838).

RMBH_biv_1354_1. (COI: OQ933469, go to Genbank) ditto.

Mp_3904_P1. (16S: MH544936, 5.8S: MH544864, ITS1: MH544864, go to Genbank) Russia: River Ivitza, Volga basin, Rameshkovsky District, Tver Oblast.

Mp_3904_P11. (16S: MH544935, 5.8S: MH544868, ITS1: MH544868, go to Genbank) ditto.

Mp_3904_P12. (16S: MH544941, 5.8S: MH544869, ITS1: MH544869, go to Genbank) ditto.

Mp_3904_P13. (16S: MH544940, COI: MH539800, ITS1: MH544860, go to Genbank) ditto.

Mp_3904_P14. (16S: MH544942, 5.8S: MH544863, go to Genbank) ditto.

Mp_3904_P16. (16S: MH544939, COI: MH539799, ITS1: MH544861, go to Genbank) ditto.

Mp_3904_P18. (16S: MH544934, COI: MH539798, ITS1: MH544862, go to Genbank) ditto.

Mp_3904_P2. (16S: MH544938, 5.8S: MH544865, ITS1: MH544865, go to Genbank) ditto.

Mp_3904_P4. (16S: MH544933, 5.8S: MH544866, ITS1: MH544866, go to Genbank) ditto.

Mp_3904_P7. (16S: MH544937, 5.8S: MH544867, ITS1: MH544867, go to Genbank) ditto.

Mp_3904_P8. (16S: MH544932, COI: MH539801, ITS1: MH544859, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_741. (COI: OQ933465, go to Genbank) Russia: Shotkusa River (60.5464, 33.6108).

RMBH_biv_1449_1. (COI: OQ933546, go to Genbank) Russia: Tosna River (59.6777, 30.7826).

RMBH_biv_1449_2. (COI: OQ933547, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1370. (COI: OQ933483, go to Genbank) Russia: Ugra River (54.5087, 36.0919).

RMBH_biv_1373. (COI: OQ933484, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1403_1. (COI: OQ933487, go to Genbank) Russia: Velikaya River (56.4778, 29.2336).

RMBH_biv_1403_10. (COI: OQ933488, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1403_11. (COI: OQ933489, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1403_12. (COI: OQ933490, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1403_13. (COI: OQ933491, ND1: OQ941889, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1403_14. (COI: OQ933492, ND1: OQ941890, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1403_15. (COI: OQ933493, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1403_16. (COI: OQ933494, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1403_17. (COI: OQ933495, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1403_18. (COI: OQ933496, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1403_19. (COI: OQ933497, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1403_2. (COI: OQ933498, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1403_20. (COI: OQ933499, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1403_3. (COI: OQ933500, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1403_4. (COI: OQ933501, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1403_5. (COI: OQ933502, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1403_6. (COI: OQ933503, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1403_7. (COI: OQ933504, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1403_8. (COI: OQ933505, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1403_9. (COI: OQ933506, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_599_1. (COI: OQ933462, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_599_2. (COI: OQ933463, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_599_3. (COI: OQ933464, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1359_1. (COI: OQ933470, ND1: OQ941881, go to Genbank) Russia: Voronezh River (52.8498, 40.3198).

RMBH_biv_1359_2. (COI: OQ933471, ND1: OQ941882, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1359_3. (COI: OQ933472, ND1: OQ941883, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1359_4. (COI: OQ933473, ND1: OQ941884, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_1359_5. (COI: OQ933474, ND1: OQ941885, go to Genbank) ditto.

Sweden

GNM-MOLOV000009568. (COI: PP204148, go to Genbank) Sweden (58.572278 N 13.942361 E).

Ukraine

RMBH_biv_1222_1. (COI: OQ933467, go to Genbank) Belarus: Lyuban' Lake (51.092, 24.6039).

Mp_4336_PB21. (COI: JQ253892, go to Genbank) Ukraine: Latorytsa River (48.4411, 22.5442).

Mp_4336_PB-20. (COI: JQ253891, go to Genbank) Ukraine: Siversky Donets River (48.6708, 39.4736).