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

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Bivalvia | ... | Unionidae | Unioninae | Unionini | Unio

species Unio bruguierianus Bourguignat, 1853: specimens
     10 available nominal species synonyms (21 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Unio crassus bruguierianus — Fauna Europaea (2012), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017)
Unio crassus — IUCN (2014)
Unio bruguierianus — Araujo et al. (2018), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021), Bogan et al. (2021), Graf & Cummings (2021), Príe et al. (2021), Lyubas et al. (2022), Lopes-Lima et al. (2024), Hou et al. (2024)

Range

Eastern Mediterranean Europe to Turkey.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

Bulgaria

CIIMAR_BIV8010. (COI) Byala River (Maritsa Basin), Bulgaria (41.38003, 26.02959)

CIIMAR_BIV8011. (COI) Byala River (Maritsa Basin), Bulgaria (41.38003, 26.02959)

CIIMAR_BIV8012. (COI) Byala River (Maritsa Basin), Bulgaria (41.38003, 26.02959)

CIIMAR_BIV8013. (COI) Byala River (Maritsa Basin), Bulgaria (41.38003, 26.02959)

CIIMAR_BIV8014. (COI) Byala River (Maritsa Basin), Bulgaria (41.38003, 26.02959)

CIIMAR_BIV7927. (COI) Dyavolska River (Dyavolska Basin), Bulgaria (42.26879, 27.66478)

CIIMAR_BIV7846. (COI) Eleshnitsa River (Kamchiya Basin), Bulgaria (43.02493, 27.49117)

CIIMAR_BIV7847. (COI) Eleshnitsa River (Kamchiya Basin), Bulgaria (43.02493, 27.49117)

CIIMAR_BIV7848. (COI) Eleshnitsa River (Kamchiya Basin), Bulgaria (43.02493, 27.49117)

CIIMAR_BIV7849. (COI) Eleshnitsa River (Kamchiya Basin), Bulgaria (43.02493, 27.49117)

CIIMAR_BIV7850. (COI) Eleshnitsa River (Kamchiya Basin), Bulgaria (43.02493, 27.49117)

CIIMAR_BIV7987. (COI) Veleka River (Veleka Basin), Bulgaria (42.080901, 27.860477)

CIIMAR_BIV7988. (COI) Veleka River (Veleka Basin), Bulgaria (42.080901, 27.860477)

CIIMAR_BIV7989. (COI) Veleka River (Veleka Basin), Bulgaria (42.080901, 27.860477)

CIIMAR_BIV7990. (COI) Veleka River (Veleka Basin), Bulgaria (42.080901, 27.860477)

CIIMAR_BIV7991. (COI) Veleka River (Veleka Basin), Bulgaria (42.080901, 27.860477)

Greece

CIIMAR_BIV7377. (COI) Kompsatos River (Kompsatos Basin), Greece (41.138547, 25.21356)

CIIMAR_BIV7378. (COI) Kompsatos River (Kompsatos Basin), Greece (41.138547, 25.21356)

CIIMAR_BIV7379. (COI) Kompsatos River (Kompsatos Basin), Greece (41.138547, 25.21356)

CIIMAR_BIV7380. (COI) Kompsatos River (Kompsatos Basin), Greece (41.138547, 25.21356)

CIIMAR_BIV7381. (COI) Kompsatos River (Kompsatos Basin), Greece (41.138547, 25.21356)

CIIMAR_BIV7382. (COI) Kompsatos River (Kompsatos Basin), Greece (41.138547, 25.21356)

MNCN_N1906. (16S, COI) Lissos River (Lissos Basin), Greece (41.037246, 25.582804)

Turkey

CIIMAR_BIV2157. (COI) Sarma (Gediz Basin), Türkiye (38.76764, 27.400428)

CIIMAR_BIV3835. (COI) Turkey: Atnos: Susurluk Basin (39.615322, 28.066988)

CIIMAR_BIV3836. (16S, 28S, COI) Turkey: Atnos: Susurluk Basin (39.615322, 28.066988)

CIIMAR_BIV3837. (16S, 28S, COI) Turkey: Atnos: Susurluk Basin (39.615322, 28.066988)

CIIMAR_BIV3838. (16S, 28S, COI) Turkey: Atnos: Susurluk Basin (39.615322, 28.066988)

CIIMAR_BIV3839. (COI) Turkey: Atnos: Susurluk Basin (39.615322, 28.066988)

CIIMAR_BIV4138. (16S, 28S, COI) Turkey: Bent: Maritsa Basin (40.960766, 27.230697)

CIIMAR_BIV2218. (COI, mtGenome) Turkey: Karamenderes: Karamenderes Basin (39.992947, 26.208696)

CIIMAR_BIV2219. (COI) Turkey: Karamenderes: Karamenderes Basin (39.992947, 26.208696)

CIIMAR_BIV2220. (16S, 28S, COI) Turkey: Karamenderes: Karamenderes Basin (39.992947, 26.208696)

CIIMAR_BIV2221. (16S, 28S, COI) Turkey: Karamenderes: Karamenderes Basin (39.992947, 26.208696)

CIIMAR_BIV2222. (16S, 28S, COI) Turkey: Karamenderes: Karamenderes Basin (39.992947, 26.208696)

CIIMAR_BIV3976. (16S, 28S, COI) Turkey: Kısıkbğaz: Susurluk Basin (39.298894, 29.640594)

CIIMAR_BIV3977. (16S, 28S, COI) Turkey: Kısıkbğaz: Susurluk Basin (39.298894, 29.640594)

CIIMAR_BIV3978. (16S, 28S, COI) Turkey: Kısıkbğaz: Susurluk Basin (39.298894, 29.640594)

CIIMAR_BIV3983. (COI) Turkey: Kısıkbğaz: Susurluk Basin (39.298894, 29.640594)

CIIMAR_BIV3994. (COI) Turkey: Kısıkbğaz: Susurluk Basin (39.298894, 29.640594)

CIIMAR_BIV2177. (COI) Turkey: Koça: Susurluk Basin (39.614567, 27.54463)

CIIMAR_BIV2178. (COI) Turkey: Koça: Susurluk Basin (39.614567, 27.54463)

CIIMAR_BIV2179. (16S, 28S, COI) Turkey: Koça: Susurluk Basin (39.614567, 27.54463)

CIIMAR_BIV2180. (16S, 28S, COI) Turkey: Koça: Susurluk Basin (39.614567, 27.54463)

CIIMAR_BIV2181. (16S, 28S, COI) Turkey: Koça: Susurluk Basin (39.614567, 27.54463)

CIIMAR_BIV4118. (COI, SRA) Turkey: Kuleli: Maritsa Basin (41.369225, 26.958031)

CIIMAR_BIV4119. (16S, 28S, COI) Turkey: Kuleli: Maritsa Basin (41.369225, 26.958031)

CIIMAR_BIV4120. (16S, 28S, COI) Turkey: Kuleli: Maritsa Basin (41.369225, 26.958031)

CIIMAR_BIV4121. (16S, 28S, COI) Turkey: Kuleli: Maritsa Basin (41.369225, 26.958031)

CIIMAR_BIV4136. (COI) Turkey: Kuleli: Maritsa Basin (41.369225, 26.958031)

CIIMAR_BIV3930. (16S, 28S, COI, SRA) Turkey: Madra: Susurluk Basin (39.728344, 27.674884)

CIIMAR_BIV3931. (COI) Turkey: Madra: Susurluk Basin (39.728344, 27.674884)

CIIMAR_BIV3932. (COI) Turkey: Madra: Susurluk Basin (39.728344, 27.674884)

CIIMAR_BIV3933. (16S, 28S, COI) Turkey: Madra: Susurluk Basin (39.728344, 27.674884)

CIIMAR_BIV3974. (16S, 28S, COI) Turkey: Madra: Susurluk Basin (39.728344, 27.674884)

CIIMAR_BIV2321. (COI) Turkey: Sapanca inlet: Sapanca Basin (40.716928, 30.141743)

CIIMAR_BIV2322. (COI) Turkey: Sapanca inlet: Sapanca Basin (40.716928, 30.141743)

CIIMAR_BIV2323. (16S, 28S, COI) Turkey: Sapanca inlet: Sapanca Basin (40.716928, 30.141743)

CIIMAR_BIV2324. (16S, 28S, COI) Turkey: Sapanca inlet: Sapanca Basin (40.716928, 30.141743)

CIIMAR_BIV2325. (16S, 28S, COI) Turkey: Sapanca inlet: Sapanca Basin (40.716928, 30.141743)

CIIMAR_BIV2153. (COI, SRA) Turkey: Sarma: Gediz Basin (38.76764, 27.400428)

CIIMAR_BIV2154. (16S, 28S, COI) Turkey: Sarma: Gediz Basin (38.76764, 27.400428)

CIIMAR_BIV2155. (16S, 28S, COI) Turkey: Sarma: Gediz Basin (38.76764, 27.400428)

CIIMAR_BIV2156. (16S, 28S, COI) Turkey: Sarma: Gediz Basin (38.76764, 27.400428)

CIIMAR_BIV2158. (COI) Turkey: Sarma: Gediz Basin (38.76764, 27.400428)

CIIMAR_BIV2159. (COI) Turkey: Sarma: Gediz Basin (38.76764, 27.400428)

CIIMAR_BIV3920. (16S, 28S, COI) Turkey: Simav: Susurluk Basin (39.917702, 28.166751)

CIIMAR_BIV3926. (16S, 28S, COI) Turkey: Simav: Susurluk Basin (39.917702, 28.166751)

CIIMAR_BIV3927. (16S, 28S, COI) Turkey: Simav: Susurluk Basin (39.917702, 28.166751)

CIIMAR_BIV3929. (COI) Turkey: Simav: Susurluk Basin (39.917702, 28.166751)