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

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Publication Prié et al. (2023): summary
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Prié, V., A. Danet, A. Valentini, M. Lopes-Lima, P. Taberlet et al. 2023. Conservation assessment based on large-scale monitoring of eDNA: Application to freshwater mussels. Biological Conservation 283, 110089: 1-11. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Anodonta anatina (Linnaeus, 1758)

Anodonta cygnea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Anodonta exulcerata Porro, 1838

Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771)

Dreissena rostriformis bugensis (Andrusov, 1897) = Dreissena bugensis

Euglesa casertana (Poli, 1791)

Euglesa compressa (Prime, 1852)

Euglesa globularis (Clessin, 1873)

Euglesa henslowana (Sheppard, 1813)

Euglesa hibernica (Westerlund, 1894) = Euglesa parvula

Euglesa lilljeborgii (Clessin, 1886)

Euglesa milium (Held, 1836)

Euglesa nitida (Jenyns, 1832)

Euglesa obtusalis (Lamarck, 1818)

Euglesa personata (Malm, 1855)

Euglesa pseudosphaerium (J. Favre, 1927)

Euglesa pulchella (Jenyns, 1832)

Euglesa subtruncata (Malm, 1855)

Euglesa supina (A. Schmidt, 1851)

Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758)

Odhneripisidium conventus (Clessin, 1877) = Conventus conventus

Odhneripisidium moitessierianum (Paladilhe, 1866)

Odhneripisidium tenuilineatum (Stelfox, 1918)

Pisidium amnicum (O.F. Müller, 1774)

Potomida littoralis (Cuvier, 1798)

Pseudanodonta complanata (Rossmässler, 1835)

Pseudunio auricularius (Spengler, 1793)

Sinanodonta woodiana (Lea, 1834)

Sphaerium corneum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Sphaerium lacustre (O.F. Müller, 1774)

Sphaerium nucleus (S. Studer, 1820)

Sphaerium ovale (A. Férussac, 1807)

Sphaerium rivicola (Lamarck, 1818)

Sphaerium solidum (Normand, 1844)

Sphaerium transversum (Say, 1829)

Unio crassus Philipsson, 1788

Unio mancus Lamarck, 1819

Unio pictorum Linnaeus, 1758

Unio tumidus Philipsson, 1788