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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 Cerastoderma Poli, 1795: species
     3 available nominal genus synonyms | cladomics

Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758) (brackish)
syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)
Range: Marine and brackish, including the Caspian Sea. (North Eurasia)
other links: MolluscaBase

Cerastoderma glaucum (Bruguière, 1789) (brackish)
syonymy (5 available, 6 total) | specimens (0)
Range: Bracklish, Atlantic and Mediterranean, as well as the Black, Caspian Seas, Aral and Azov seas. (North Eurasia)
other links: MolluscaBase

Cerastoderma rhomboides (Lamarck, 1819) (brackish)
syonymy (2 available, 3 total) | specimens (0)
Range: Bracklish, Atlantic and Mediterranean, as well as the Black, Caspian Seas, Aral and Azov seas. (North Eurasia)

 
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