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

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!

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genus Cyanocyclas Blainville, 1818: species
     2 available nominal genus synonyms (5 total synonyms) | cladomics

Cyanocyclas bavayi (Ancey, 1880)
syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)
Range: Venezuela to French Guiana. (South America)
other links: MolluscaBase

Cyanocyclas brasiliana (Deshayes, 1855)
syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)
Range: Parnaiba River, Brazil. (South America)
other links: MolluscaBase

Cyanocyclas cuneata (Jonas, 1844)
syonymy (2 available, 3 total) | specimens (1)
Range: Orinoco Basin, Venezuela. (South America)
other links: MolluscaBase

Cyanocyclas limosa (Maton, 1811)
syonymy (15 available, 17 total) | specimens (19)
Range: Parana Basin and coastal Basins, Brazil to Argentina. (South America)
Genbank sequences: 16S, 28S, COI, other
other links: MolluscaBase

Cyanocyclas obscura (Deshayes, 1855)
syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)
Range: Locality unknown.
other links: MolluscaBase

Cyanocyclas paranacensis (d’Orbigny, 1835)
syonymy (6 available, 9 total) | specimens (3)
Range: Parana Basin in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. (South America)
other links: MolluscaBase

Cyanocyclas rotunda (Prime, 1860)
syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)
Range: Surinam River, Guyana. (South America)
other links: MolluscaBase

 
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