MUSSELpdb

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Unionidae

Margaritiferidae

Hyriidae

Etheriidae

Mycetopodidae

Iridinidae

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North America

Central America

South America

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East Asia

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Data last updated
Mon 1 Dec 2025

Publication Bolotov et al. (2024): summary

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Full Citation

Bolotov, I.N., E.S. Konopleva, I.V. Vikhrev & A.V. Kondakov. 2024. An alarming tendency towards freshwater mussel misidentification in scientific works may bias endangered and invasive species management. Aquatic Conservation: Marine & Freshwater Ecosystems 34(1), e4061: 1-11. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Aspatharia sp. = Aspatharia dahomeyensis

Etheria elliptica Lamarck, 1807
+ Margaritifera margaritifera Akindele et al., 2018
+ Aspatharia dahomeyensis Akindele et al., 2023

Geloina sp.

Indonaia caerulea (Lea, 1831)
+ Unio crassus Shafiullah et al., 2017

Leguminaia wheatleyi (Lea, 1862)
+ Gonidea angulata Jawad, 2021

Parreysia corrugata (Müller, 1774)
+ Strophitus undulatus Shafiullah et al., 2017

Pilsbryoconcha exilis (Lea, 1838)
+ Anodonta woodiana Astarti et al., 2018

Sinanodonta woodiana (Lea, 1834)
+ Pilsbryoconcha exilis Surbakti, 2020
+ Anodonta cygnea Shafiullah et al., 2017
+ Anodonta anatina Sohail et al., 2016
+ Anodonta arcaeformis Shafiullah et al., 2017
+ Anodonta californiensis Shafiullah et al., 2017
+ Anodonta couperiana Shafiullah et al., 2017
+ Anodonta implicata Shafiullah et al., 2017
+ Margaritifera margaritifera Echem et al., 2016