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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!


Bivalvia | Cardioida | Tellinoidea | Donacidae

genus Iphigenia Schumacher, 1817: species
     4 available nominal genus synonyms | cladomics

Iphigenia laevigata (Gmelin, 1791)
syonymy (3 available, 3 total) | specimens (0)
Range: Estuaries and lower segments of rivers from tropical Atlantic western and central Africa. (Afrotropics)
IUCN Red List: Least Concern

Iphigenia altior (Broderip & Sowerby, 1833) (marine)
syonymy (2 available, 2 total) | specimens (0)
Range: Marine, from the Gulf of California to Peru. (Central America, South America)

Iphigenia brasiliensis (Lamarck, 1818) (marine)
syonymy (2 available, 2 total) | specimens (0)
Range: Marine, from Florida to Brazil. (North America, Central America, South America)

Iphigenia psammobialis Deshayes, 1854 (marine)
syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)
Range: Unknown distribution.

 
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