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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 Gustafson & Iwamoto (2005): summary
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Complete Citation

Gustafson, R.G. & E.M. Iwamoto. 2005. A DNA-based identification key to Pacific Northwest freshwater mussel glochidia: importance to salmonid and mussel conservation. Northwest Science 79(4): 233-245.

Taxonomic Opinions

Anodonta beringiana Middendorff, 1851 = Beringiana beringiana

Anodonta californiensis Lea, 1852 = Brachyanodon californiensis

Anodonta kennerlyi Lea, 1860 = Brachyanodon kennerlyi

Anodonta nuttalliana Lea, 1838 = Brachyanodon nuttalliana

Anodonta oregonensis Lea, 1838 = Brachyanodon oregonensis

Anodonta wahlamatensis Lea, 1838 = Brachyanodon nuttalliana

Gonidea angulata (Lea, 1838)

Margaritifera falcata (Gould, 1850)