MUSSELpdb

Taxonomy

Margaritiferidae

Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater mussels
by Taxonomy

Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater bivalves
by Family

Geography

Central America

Species Richness & Endemism of
freshwater mussels
by Geography

Data last updated
Mon 2 March 2026

nominal species Unio obtusa Lea, 1852

Unio obtusa Lea, 1852 = nomen dubium

‘Potier and Michaud’ Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 40. [nomen nudum]
‘Potier and Michaud’ Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 63. [nomen nudum]

Taxonomic Opinions

+ — Lea, 1870: 63.

+ — Lea, 1852: 40.