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

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Bivalvia | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Unionini | Unio desectus

Genbank Accession KX399861 (COI): voucher & citations
     Unio desectus Westerlund in Westerlund & Blanc 1879

Voucher/Isolate Data

MNCN_N1890. Axios River (Axios Basin), Greece (40.659738, 22.727431).

Associated Genbank Accessions: 16S: KX400173, COI: KX399861

Taxonomic Opinions/Usage

• Unio desectus Westerlund in Westerlund & Blanc, 1879 — Lopes-Lima et al. (2024)
• Unio cf. desectus — Lopes-Lima et al. (2021)
• Unio bruguierianus Bourguignat, 1853 — Araujo et al. (2018)