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

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Bivalvia | Myoida | Dreissenoidea | Dreissenidae | Dreissena

species Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771): specimens
     45 available nominal species synonyms (57 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Dreissena polymorpha — Taylor et al. (2007), Molloy et al. (2007), Xu & Faisal (2007), Quaglia et al. (2008), Grigorovich et al. (2008), ... McCartney et al. (2021), FMCS (2021), Bogatov (2022), Prié et al. (2023), Jihad (2023)
Dreissena polymorpha polymorpha — Kantor et al. (2010), Feldheim et al. (2011)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorphus — Huber (2010)
Dreissena polymorpha andrusovi — Kantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena polymorpha aralensis — Kantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena obtusecarinata — Kantor et al. (2010)
Dreissena gallandi — WoRMS (2011)
Dreissena polymorphus — Graf (2013), Bieler et al. (2014), Ram et al. (2014)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha polymorpha — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha andrusovi — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha aralensis — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Dreissena (s.s.) polymorpha obtusecarinata — Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Dreisena [sic] polymorpha — Klymus et al. (2020)

Range

Native range western Europe, Arctic drainages through Ponto-Caspian. Widely introduced in North America.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

Austria

INHS_18535. Donaukanal (Danube Canal), Vienna, between Salztor bridge & Augarten bridge, Vienna, Austria

Denmark

INHS_58120. Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark

England

INHS_59132. British, Great Britain

INHS_58353. Burnley, Lancashire, North West England, England

France

INHS_58689. Seine River, France

Germany

INHS_58904. Berlin, Germany

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

Italy

RMBH_MDre_32_1. (18S, COI) Italy: Lake Maggiore

RMBH_MDre_32_2. (18S, COI) Italy: Lake Maggiore

RMBH_MDre_33_1. (18S, 28S, COI) Italy: Lake Maggiore

RMBH_MDre_33_2. (COI) Italy: Lake Maggiore

RMBH_MDre_34_1. (COI) Italy: Lake Maggiore

RMBH_MDre_34_2. (18S, COI) Italy: Lake Maggiore

Russia

RMBH_MDre_17_1. (18S, COI) Russia: Arkhangelsk Oblast, Lyavlya River

RMBH_MDre_17_2. (COI) Russia: Arkhangelsk Oblast, Lyavlya River

RMBH_MDre_18_1. (18S, COI) Russia: Arkhangelsk Oblast, Lyavlya River

RMBH_MDre_18_2. (COI) Russia: Arkhangelsk Oblast, Lyavlya River

RMBH_MDre_1_1. (18S, COI) Russia: Arkhangelsk Oblast, Severnaya Dvina River

RMBH_MDre_1_2. (COI) Russia: Arkhangelsk Oblast, Severnaya Dvina River

RMBH_MDre_14_1. (18S, COI) Russia: Arkhangelsk Oblast, Severnaya Dvina River

RMBH_MDre_14_3. (COI) Russia: Arkhangelsk Oblast, Severnaya Dvina River

RMBH_MDre_15_1. (18S, COI) Russia: Arkhangelsk Oblast, Severnaya Dvina River

RMBH_MDre_15_2. (18S, COI) Russia: Arkhangelsk Oblast, Severnaya Dvina River

RMBH_MDre_16_1. (COI) Russia: Arkhangelsk Oblast, Severnaya Dvina River

RMBH_MDre_16_2. (COI) Russia: Arkhangelsk Oblast, Severnaya Dvina River

RMBH_MDre_3. (18S, COI) Russia: Arkhangelsk Oblast, Severnaya Dvina River

RMBH_MDre_56_1. (COI) Russia: Arkhangelsk Oblast, Severnaya Dvina River

RMBH_MDre_57_1. (COI) Russia: Arkhangelsk Oblast, Severnaya Dvina River

RMBH_MDre_57_2. (COI) Russia: Arkhangelsk Oblast, Severnaya Dvina River

RMBH_MDre_57_3. (COI) Russia: Arkhangelsk Oblast, Severnaya Dvina River

RMBH_MDre_58_1. (COI) Russia: Arkhangelsk Oblast, Severnaya Dvina River

RMBH_MDre_58_2. (COI) Russia: Arkhangelsk Oblast, Severnaya Dvina River

RMBH_MDre_59_1. (28S, COI) Russia: Arkhangelsk Oblast, Severnaya Dvina River

RMBH_MDre_59_2. (COI) Russia: Arkhangelsk Oblast, Severnaya Dvina River

RMBH_MDre_59_2_Var1. (18S) Russia: Arkhangelsk Oblast, Severnaya Dvina River

RMBH_MDre_59_2_Var2. (18S) Russia: Arkhangelsk Oblast, Severnaya Dvina River

RMBH_MDre_59_3. (18S, COI) Russia: Arkhangelsk Oblast, Severnaya Dvina River

RMBH_MDre_60_2. (COI) Russia: Arkhangelsk Oblast, Severnaya Dvina River

RMBH_MDre_60_3. (COI) Russia: Arkhangelsk Oblast, Severnaya Dvina River

RMBH_MDre_60_3_Var1. (18S) Russia: Arkhangelsk Oblast, Severnaya Dvina River

RMBH_MDre_60_3_Var2. (18S) Russia: Arkhangelsk Oblast, Severnaya Dvina River

RMBH_MDre_61_1. (18S, COI) Russia: Astrakhan Oblast, Akhtuba River

RMBH_MDre_61_2. (18S, COI) Russia: Astrakhan Oblast, Akhtuba River

RMBH_MDre_61_3. (COI) Russia: Astrakhan Oblast, Akhtuba River

RMBH_MDre_61_3_Var1. (18S) Russia: Astrakhan Oblast, Akhtuba River

RMBH_MDre_61_3_Var2. (18S) Russia: Astrakhan Oblast, Akhtuba River

RMBH_MDre_35_1. (18S, COI) Russia: Astrakhan Oblast, Volga River

RMBH_MDre_35_2. (18S, COI) Russia: Astrakhan Oblast, Volga River

RMBH_MDre_36_1. (18S, 28S, COI) Russia: Astrakhan Oblast, Volga River

RMBH_MDre_37_1. (COI) Russia: Astrakhan Oblast, Volga River

RMBH_MDre_39_1. (18S, COI) Russia: Astrakhan Oblast, Volga River

RMBH_MDre_39_2. (18S, COI) Russia: Astrakhan Oblast, Volga River

RMBH_MDre_40_1. (COI) Russia: Astrakhan Oblast, Volga River

RMBH_MDre_40_2. (COI) Russia: Astrakhan Oblast, Volga River

RMBH_MDre_40_3. (COI) Russia: Astrakhan Oblast, Volga River

RMBH_MDre_75_1. (28S, COI) Russia: Ekaterinburg, Pyshma River

RMBH_MDre_75_2. (18S, COI) Russia: Ekaterinburg, Pyshma River

RMBH_MDre_75_3. (COI) Russia: Ekaterinburg, Pyshma River

RMBH_MDre_75_4. (COI) Russia: Ekaterinburg, Pyshma River

RMBH_MDre_80_2. (18S, COI) Russia: Kaliningrad Oblast, Lake Vishtynetskoe

RMBH_MDre_80_3. (18S, COI) Russia: Kaliningrad Oblast, Lake Vishtynetskoe

RMBH_MDre_80_4. (COI) Russia: Kaliningrad Oblast, Lake Vishtynetskoe

RMBH_MDre_80_5. (COI) Russia: Kaliningrad Oblast, Lake Vishtynetskoe

RMBH_MDre_81_1. (COI) Russia: Kaliningrad Oblast, Matrosovka River

RMBH_MDre_81_2. (COI) Russia: Kaliningrad Oblast, Matrosovka River

RMBH_MDre_81_3. (18S, COI) Russia: Kaliningrad Oblast, Matrosovka River

RMBH_MDre_81_4. (18S, COI) Russia: Kaliningrad Oblast, Matrosovka River

RMBH_MDre_81_5. (COI) Russia: Kaliningrad Oblast, Matrosovka River

RMBH_MDre_77_1. (18S, COI) Russia: Kaliningrad Oblast, Neman River

RMBH_MDre_77_2. (COI) Russia: Kaliningrad Oblast, Neman River

RMBH_MDre_77_3. (18S, COI) Russia: Kaliningrad Oblast, Neman River

RMBH_MDre_78_1. (COI) Russia: Kaliningrad Oblast, Neman River

RMBH_MDre_78_2. (COI) Russia: Kaliningrad Oblast, Neman River

RMBH_MDre_78_3. (COI) Russia: Kaliningrad Oblast, Neman River

RMBH_MDre_79_2. (COI) Russia: Kaliningrad Oblast, Vishtynetskoe Lake

RMBH_MDre_79_3. (COI) Russia: Kaliningrad Oblast, Vishtynetskoe Lake

RMBH_MDre_80_1. (COI) Russia: Kaliningrad Oblast, Vishtynetskoe Lake

RMBH_MDre_52_1. (COI) Russia: Krasnodar Region, Afips River

RMBH_MDre_52_2. (COI) Russia: Krasnodar Region, Afips River

RMBH_MDre_52_3. (18S, COI) Russia: Krasnodar Region, Afips River

RMBH_MDre_54_1. (18S, COI) Russia: Krasnodar Region, Chelbas River

RMBH_MDre_27_1. (18S, COI) Russia: Krasnodar Region, Krasnodarskoe Reservoir

RMBH_MDre_27_2. (18S, COI) Russia: Krasnodar Region, Krasnodarskoe Reservoir

RMBH_MDre_27_3. (COI) Russia: Krasnodar Region, Lake Staraya Kuban

RMBH_MDre_53_1. (COI) Russia: Krasnodar Region, Levyy Beysuzhek River

RMBH_MDre_53_2. (COI) Russia: Krasnodar Region, Levyy Beysuzhek River

RMBH_MDre_53_3. (COI) Russia: Krasnodar Region, Levyy Beysuzhek River

RMBH_MDre_6_10. (COI) Russia: Kursk Oblast, Tuskar River

RMBH_MDre_6_6. (18S, COI) Russia: Kursk Oblast, Tuskar River

RMBH_MDre_6_8. (COI) Russia: Kursk Oblast, Tuskar River

RMBH_MDre_8_3. (COI) Russia: Kursk Oblast, Tuskar River

RMBH_MDre_23_2. (COI) Russia: Novgorod Oblast, Ilmen Lake

RMBH_MDre_20_1. (18S, COI) Russia: Novgorod Oblast, Volkhov River

RMBH_MDre_20_2. (COI) Russia: Novgorod Oblast, Volkhov River

RMBH_MDre_21_1. (18S, COI) Russia: Novgorod Oblast, Volkhov River

RMBH_MDre_21_2. (COI) Russia: Novgorod Oblast, Volkhov River

RMBH_MDre_21_3. (COI) Russia: Novgorod Oblast, Volkhov River

RMBH_MDre_22_1. (COI) Russia: Novgorod Oblast, Volkhov River

RMBH_MDre_22_1_Var1. (18S) Russia: Novgorod Oblast, Volkhov River

RMBH_MDre_22_1_Var2. (18S) Russia: Novgorod Oblast, Volkhov River

RMBH_MDre_22_2. (COI) Russia: Novgorod Oblast, Volkhov River

RMBH_MDre_22_3. (18S, COI) Russia: Novgorod Oblast, Volkhov River

RMBH_MDre_38_1. (18S, COI) Russia: Republic of Bashkortostan, Belaya River

RMBH_MDre_38_3. (18S, COI) Russia: Republic of Bashkortostan, Belaya River

RMBH_MDre_87_1. (COI) Russia: Rostov Oblast, Don River

RMBH_MDre_87_2. (18S, COI) Russia: Rostov Oblast, Don River

RMBH_MDre_87_4. (COI) Russia: Rostov Oblast, Don River

RMBH_MDre_87_5. (18S, COI) Russia: Rostov Oblast, Don River

RMBH_MDre_87_6. (COI) Russia: Rostov Oblast, Don River

RMBH_MDre_29_1. (COI) Russia: Rostov Oblast, Seversky Donets River

RMBH_MDre_29_2. (18S, COI) Russia: Rostov Oblast, Seversky Donets River

RMBH_MDre_29_3. (COI) Russia: Rostov Oblast, Seversky Donets River

RMBH_MDre_30_2. (18S, COI) Russia: Rostov Oblast, Seversky Donets River

RMBH_MDre_83_1. (COI) Russia: Ryazan Oblast, Oka River

RMBH_MDre_83_2. (18S, COI) Russia: Ryazan Oblast, Oka River

RMBH_MDre_83_3. (18S, COI) Russia: Ryazan Oblast, Oka River

RMBH_MDre_83_4. (18S, COI) Russia: Ryazan Oblast, Oka River

RMBH_MDre_83_5. (COI) Russia: Ryazan Oblast, Oka River

RMBH_MDre_41_3. (COI) Russia: Saratov Oblast, Volga River

RMBH_MDre_82_1. (18S, COI) Russia: Volgograd Oblast, Volga River

RMBH_MDre_82_2. (18S, COI) Russia: Volgograd Oblast, Volga River

RMBH_MDre_82_3. (18S, COI) Russia: Volgograd Oblast, Volga River

RMBH_MDre_82_4. (COI) Russia: Volgograd Oblast, Volga River

RMBH_MDre_82_5. (COI) Russia: Volgograd Oblast, Volga River

RMBH_MDre_44_1. (18S, COI) Russia: Vologda Oblast, Beloe Lake

RMBH_MDre_44_2. (COI) Russia: Vologda Oblast, Beloe Lake

RMBH_MDre_44_3. (COI) Russia: Vologda Oblast, Beloe Lake

RMBH_MDre_45_1. (COI) Russia: Vologda Oblast, Beloe Lake

RMBH_MDre_45_2. (COI) Russia: Vologda Oblast, Beloe Lake

RMBH_MDre_45_3. (COI) Russia: Vologda Oblast, Beloe Lake

RMBH_MDre_45_3_Var1. (18S) Russia: Vologda Oblast, Beloe Lake

RMBH_MDre_45_3_Var2. (18S) Russia: Vologda Oblast, Beloe Lake

RMBH_MDre_48_2. (COI) Russia: Vologda Oblast, Sheksna River

RMBH_MDre_49_1. (18S, COI) Russia: Vologda Oblast, Sheksna River

RMBH_MDre_49_2. (18S, COI) Russia: Vologda Oblast, Sheksna River

RMBH_MDre_47_1. (18S, COI) Russia: Vologda Oblast, Sheksninskoe Reservoir

RMBH_MDre_47_2. (COI) Russia: Vologda Oblast, Sheksninskoe Reservoir

RMBH_MDre_47_3. (COI) Russia: Vologda Oblast, Sheksninskoe Reservoir

RMBH_MDre_50_1. (18S, COI) Russia: Vologda Oblast, Sheksninskoe Reservoir

RMBH_MDre_50_2. (COI) Russia: Vologda Oblast, Sheksninskoe Reservoir

RMBH_MDre_50_3. (COI) Russia: Vologda Oblast, Sheksninskoe Reservoir

RMBH_MDre_62_1. (COI) Russia: Voronezh Oblast, Don River

RMBH_MDre_62_2. (COI) Russia: Voronezh Oblast, Don River

RMBH_MDre_62_3. (18S, COI) Russia: Voronezh Oblast, Don River

RMBH_MDre_84_1. (18S, COI) Russia: Voronezh Oblast, Don River

RMBH_MDre_84_2. (18S, COI) Russia: Voronezh Oblast, Don River

RMBH_MDre_84_3. (COI) Russia: Voronezh Oblast, Don River

RMBH_MDre_84_4. (COI) Russia: Voronezh Oblast, Don River

RMBH_MDre_84_5. (COI) Russia: Voronezh Oblast, Don River

RMBH_MDre_85_1. (18S, COI) Russia: Voronezh Oblast, Voronezhskoe Reservoir

RMBH_MDre_85_2. (COI) Russia: Voronezh Oblast, Voronezhskoe Reservoir

RMBH_MDre_85_3. (COI) Russia: Voronezh Oblast, Voronezhskoe Reservoir

RMBH_MDre_85_4. (18S, COI) Russia: Voronezh Oblast, Voronezhskoe Reservoir

RMBH_MDre_85_5. (COI) Russia: Voronezh Oblast, Voronezhskoe Reservoir

Ukraine

RMBH_MDre_89_1. (18S, COI) Russia: Republic of Crimea, Samarli Reservoir

RMBH_MDre_89_2. (18S, COI) Russia: Republic of Crimea, Samarli Reservoir

RMBH_MDre_89_3. (COI) Russia: Republic of Crimea, Samarli Reservoir

RMBH_MDre_89_4. (18S, COI) Russia: Republic of Crimea, Samarli Reservoir