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

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Bivalvia | Myoida | Dreissenoidea | Dreissenidae | Dreissena

species Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771): specimens
     45 available nominal species synonyms (57 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Dreissena polymorpha — Taylor et al. (2007), Molloy et al. (2007), Xu & Faisal (2007), Quaglia et al. (2008), Grigorovich et al. (2008), ... FMCS (2021), Bogatov (2022), Prié et al. (2023), Jihad (2023), FMCS (2025)
Dreissena polymorpha polymorpha — Kantor et al. (2010), Feldheim et al. (2011)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorphus — Huber (2010)
Dreissena polymorpha andrusovi — Kantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena polymorpha aralensis — Kantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena obtusecarinata — Kantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena gallandi — WoRMS (2011)
Dreissena polymorphus — Graf (2013), Bieler et al. (2014), Ram et al. (2014)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha polymorpha — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha andrusovi — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha aralensis — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha obtusecarinata — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Dreisena [sic] polymorpha — Klymus et al. (2020)

Range

Native range western Europe, Arctic drainages through Ponto-Caspian. Widely introduced in North America.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

Austria

INHS_18535. Donaukanal (Danube Canal), Vienna, between Salztor bridge & Augarten bridge, Vienna, Austria

Denmark

INHS_58120. Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark

England

INHS_59132. British, Great Britain

INHS_58353. Burnley, Lancashire, North West England, England

France

INHS_58689. Seine River, France

Germany

INHS_58904. Berlin, Germany

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

Italy

RMBH_MDre_32_1. (18S: PP811008, COI: PP800578, go to Genbank) Italy: Lake Maggiore.

RMBH_MDre_32_2. (18S: PQ363719, COI: PP800579, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_33_1. (18S: PP811009, 28S: PP801334, COI: PP800580, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_33_2. (COI: PP800581, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_34_1. (COI: PP800582, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_34_2. (18S: PP811010, COI: PP800583, go to Genbank) ditto.

Russia

RMBH_MDre_17_1. (18S: PP810996, COI: PP800552, go to Genbank) Russia: Arkhangelsk Oblast, Lyavlya River.

RMBH_MDre_17_2. (COI: PP800553, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_18_1. (18S: PP810997, COI: PP800554, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_18_2. (COI: PP800555, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_1_1. (18S: PP810987, COI: PP800537, go to Genbank) Russia: Arkhangelsk Oblast, Severnaya Dvina River.

RMBH_MDre_1_2. (COI: PP800538, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_14_1. (18S: PP810993, COI: PP800546, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_14_3. (COI: PP800547, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_15_1. (18S: PP810994, COI: PP800548, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_15_2. (18S: PP810995, COI: PP800549, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_16_1. (COI: PP800550, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_16_2. (COI: PP800551, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_3. (18S: PP810988, COI: PP800539, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_56_1. (COI: PP800624, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_57_1. (COI: PP800625, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_57_2. (COI: PP800626, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_57_3. (COI: PP800627, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_58_1. (COI: PP800628, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_58_2. (COI: PP800629, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_59_1. (28S: PP801337, COI: PP800630, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_59_2. (COI: PP800631, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_59_2_Var1. (18S: PP811029, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_59_2_Var2. (18S: PP811030, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_59_3. (18S: PP811031, COI: PP800632, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_60_2. (COI: PP800633, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_60_3. (COI: PP800634, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_60_3_Var1. (18S: PP811032, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_60_3_Var2. (18S: PP811033, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_61_1. (18S: PP811034, COI: PP800635, go to Genbank) Russia: Astrakhan Oblast, Akhtuba River.

RMBH_MDre_61_2. (18S: PQ363722, COI: PP800636, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_61_3. (COI: PP800637, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_61_3_Var1. (18S: PQ363723, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_61_3_Var2. (18S: PQ363724, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_35_1. (18S: PP811011, COI: PP800584, go to Genbank) Russia: Astrakhan Oblast, Volga River.

RMBH_MDre_35_2. (18S: PQ363720, COI: PP800585, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_36_1. (18S: PP811012, 28S: PP801335, COI: PP800586, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_37_1. (COI: PP800587, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_39_1. (18S: PP811015, COI: PP800590, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_39_2. (18S: PP811016, COI: PP800591, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_40_1. (COI: PP800592, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_40_2. (COI: PP800593, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_40_3. (COI: PP800594, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_75_1. (28S: PP801338, COI: PP800659, go to Genbank) Russia: Ekaterinburg, Pyshma River.

RMBH_MDre_75_2. (18S: PP811042, COI: PP800660, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_75_3. (COI: PP800661, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_75_4. (COI: PP800662, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_80_2. (18S: PQ363732, COI: PP800676, go to Genbank) Russia: Kaliningrad Oblast, Lake Vishtynetskoe.

RMBH_MDre_80_3. (18S: PP811045, COI: PP800677, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_80_4. (COI: PP800678, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_80_5. (COI: PP800679, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_81_1. (COI: PP800680, go to Genbank) Russia: Kaliningrad Oblast, Matrosovka River.

RMBH_MDre_81_2. (COI: PP800681, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_81_3. (18S: PP811046, COI: PP800682, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_81_4. (18S: PQ363733, COI: PP800683, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_81_5. (COI: PP800684, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_77_1. (18S: PP811044, COI: PP800667, go to Genbank) Russia: Kaliningrad Oblast, Neman River.

RMBH_MDre_77_2. (COI: PP800668, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_77_3. (18S: PQ363731, COI: PP800669, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_78_1. (COI: PP800670, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_78_2. (COI: PP800671, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_78_3. (COI: PP800672, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_79_2. (COI: PP800673, go to Genbank) Russia: Kaliningrad Oblast, Vishtynetskoe Lake.

RMBH_MDre_79_3. (COI: PP800674, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_80_1. (COI: PP800675, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_52_1. (COI: PP800614, go to Genbank) Russia: Krasnodar Region, Afips River.

RMBH_MDre_52_2. (COI: PP800615, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_52_3. (18S: PP811025, COI: PP800616, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_54_1. (18S: PP811026, COI: PP800620, go to Genbank) Russia: Krasnodar Region, Chelbas River.

RMBH_MDre_27_1. (18S: PP811006, COI: PP800570, go to Genbank) Russia: Krasnodar Region, Krasnodarskoe Reservoir.

RMBH_MDre_27_2. (18S: PQ363717, COI: PP800571, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_27_3. (COI: PP800572, go to Genbank) Russia: Krasnodar Region, Lake Staraya Kuban.

RMBH_MDre_53_1. (COI: PP800617, go to Genbank) Russia: Krasnodar Region, Levyy Beysuzhek River.

RMBH_MDre_53_2. (COI: PP800618, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_53_3. (COI: PP800619, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_6_10. (COI: PP800542, go to Genbank) Russia: Kursk Oblast, Tuskar River.

RMBH_MDre_6_6. (18S: PP810989, COI: PP800540, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_6_8. (COI: PP800541, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_8_3. (COI: PP800544, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_23_2. (COI: PP800566, go to Genbank) Russia: Novgorod Oblast, Ilmen Lake.

RMBH_MDre_20_1. (18S: PP811000, COI: PP800558, go to Genbank) Russia: Novgorod Oblast, Volkhov River.

RMBH_MDre_20_2. (COI: PP800559, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_21_1. (18S: PP811001, COI: PP800560, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_21_2. (COI: PP800561, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_21_3. (COI: PP800562, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_22_1. (COI: PP800563, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_22_1_Var1. (18S: PP811002, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_22_1_Var2. (18S: PP811003, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_22_2. (COI: PP800564, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_22_3. (18S: PP811004, COI: PP800565, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_38_1. (18S: PP811013, COI: PP800588, go to Genbank) Russia: Republic of Bashkortostan, Belaya River.

RMBH_MDre_38_3. (18S: PP811014, COI: PP800589, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_87_1. (COI: PP800710, go to Genbank) Russia: Rostov Oblast, Don River.

RMBH_MDre_87_2. (18S: PP811055, COI: PP800711, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_87_4. (COI: PP800712, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_87_5. (18S: PP811056, COI: PP800713, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_87_6. (COI: PP800714, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_29_1. (COI: PP800574, go to Genbank) Russia: Rostov Oblast, Seversky Donets River.

RMBH_MDre_29_2. (18S: PQ363718, COI: PP800575, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_29_3. (COI: PP800576, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_30_2. (18S: PP811007, COI: PP800577, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_83_1. (COI: PP800690, go to Genbank) Russia: Ryazan Oblast, Oka River.

RMBH_MDre_83_2. (18S: PQ363735, COI: PP800691, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_83_3. (18S: PP811049, COI: PP800692, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_83_4. (18S: PP811050, COI: PP800693, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_83_5. (COI: PP800694, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_41_3. (COI: PP800595, go to Genbank) Russia: Saratov Oblast, Volga River.

RMBH_MDre_82_1. (18S: PP811047, COI: PP800685, go to Genbank) Russia: Volgograd Oblast, Volga River.

RMBH_MDre_82_2. (18S: PP811048, COI: PP800686, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_82_3. (18S: PQ363734, COI: PP800687, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_82_4. (COI: PP800688, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_82_5. (COI: PP800689, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_44_1. (18S: PP811017, COI: PP800596, go to Genbank) Russia: Vologda Oblast, Beloe Lake.

RMBH_MDre_44_2. (COI: PP800597, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_44_3. (COI: PP800598, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_45_1. (COI: PP800599, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_45_2. (COI: PP800600, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_45_3. (COI: PP800601, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_45_3_Var1. (18S: PP811018, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_45_3_Var2. (18S: PP811019, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_48_2. (COI: PP800605, go to Genbank) Russia: Vologda Oblast, Sheksna River.

RMBH_MDre_49_1. (18S: PP811021, COI: PP800606, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_49_2. (18S: PP811022, COI: PP800607, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_47_1. (18S: PP811020, COI: PP800602, go to Genbank) Russia: Vologda Oblast, Sheksninskoe Reservoir.

RMBH_MDre_47_2. (COI: PP800603, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_47_3. (COI: PP800604, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_50_1. (18S: PP811023, COI: PP800608, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_50_2. (COI: PP800609, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_50_3. (COI: PP800610, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_62_1. (COI: PP800638, go to Genbank) Russia: Voronezh Oblast, Don River.

RMBH_MDre_62_2. (COI: PP800639, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_62_3. (18S: PP811035, COI: PP800640, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_84_1. (18S: PQ363736, COI: PP800695, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_84_2. (18S: PP811051, COI: PP800696, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_84_3. (COI: PP800697, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_84_4. (COI: PP800698, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_84_5. (COI: PP800699, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_85_1. (18S: PP811052, COI: PP800700, go to Genbank) Russia: Voronezh Oblast, Voronezhskoe Reservoir.

RMBH_MDre_85_2. (COI: PP800701, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_85_3. (COI: PP800702, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_85_4. (18S: PQ363737, COI: PP800703, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_85_5. (COI: PP800704, go to Genbank) ditto.

Ukraine

RMBH_MDre_89_1. (18S: PQ363740, COI: PP800718, go to Genbank) Russia: Republic of Crimea, Samarli Reservoir.

RMBH_MDre_89_2. (18S: PP811059, COI: PP800719, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_89_3. (COI: PP800720, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_MDre_89_4. (18S: PP811060, COI: PP800721, go to Genbank) ditto.