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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!

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Bivalvia | ... | Unionidae | Unioninae | Anodontini | Anodontina | Anodonta cygnea

nominal species Anodon cygneus var. contorta Brown, 1844

Brown, 1844. Ill. Rec. Conch. Gr. Brit. & Ireland: 81, pl. 30, figs. 7-8.
Brown, 1845. Ill. Land & Fr. Water Conch. Gr. Brit. & Ireland: 106, pl. 18, figs. 1-2.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Mytilus cygneus Linnaeus, 1758)

= Anodonta cygnea

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Anodonta (s.s.) cygnea (Linnaeus, 1758) — Vinarski & Kantor, 2016

+ Westerlund, 1890

+ Bourguignat, 1881

+ Margaron (Anodonta) cygnea (Lin.) — Lea, 1870

+ Margaron (Anodonta) cygnea (Drap.) — Lea, 1852

= Anodon cygneus var. contortaBrown, 1844

 
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