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

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Publication Prie et al. (2026): summary
     publication summary | cladograms

Complete Citation

Prie, V., L. Clement, C. Gaboriaud, M. Gailledrat, D. Naudon et al. 2026. From the Balkans to France: the threatened range‑restricted freshwater mussel Unio carneus revealed as an introduced species by environmental DNA. Biological Invasions 28(21): 1-9. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Anodonta anatina

Anodonta cygnea

Dreissena polymorpha

Euglesa casertana

Euglesa henslowana

Euglesa hibernica = Euglesa parvula

Euglesa milium

Euglesa nitida

Euglesa personata

Euglesa subtruncata

Euglesa supina

Margaritifera margaritifera

Odhneripisidium moitessierianum

Odhneripisidium tenuilineatum

Pisidium amnicum

Potomida littoralis

Sinanodonta woodiana (I. Lea, 1834)

Sphaerium corneum

Sphaerium lacustre

Unio bruguierianus

Unio carneus

Unio crassus

Unio damascensis

Unio desectus

Unio gontieri = Unio gontierii

Unio ionicus

Unio mancus

Unio nanus

Unio pictorum

Unio sesirmensis

Unio tumidiformis

Unio vicarius