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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!

Publication Breton et al. (2009): summary
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Complete Citation

Breton, S., H. Doucet Beaupré, D.T. Stewart, H. Piontkivska, M. Karmakar & A.E. Bogan. 2009. Comparative mitochondrial genomics of freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionoida) with doubly uniparental inheritance of mtDNA: gender-specific open reading frames and putative origins of replication. Genetics 183: 1575-1589. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Cristaria plicata

Hyriopsis cumingii = Sinohyriopsis cumingii

Inversidens japanensis = Pronodularia japanensis

Lampsilis ornata

Pyganodon grandis

Quadrula quadrula

Venustaconcha ellipsiformis