| Page last updated
Thu 3 September 2025 |
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!
Search the database pages:
North Eurasia
North Eurasia extends from the British and Irish Isles and
northern Africa to Siberia. We currently recognize only 0
species (0 genera) from that whole region. However, as we
have discussed elsewhere,
malacologists using the Comparatory Method have estimated a significantly
higher diversity. The North Eurasian assemblage is represented by two
families: Unionidae
and Margaritiferidae. North Eurasia is divided among three subregions. The
Europe-Maghreb Subregion (EU1; 0 gen., 0 spp., 0 endemic)
extends from the Atlantic to the Ural Mountains, including northern
Africa. The Tigris-Euphrates Subregion (EU2; 0 gen., 0 spp., 0 endemic) is composed of the streams of the Levant and the large rivers
draining to the Persian Gulf. The large, relatively depauperate
internal basins of Central Asia and middle Russia form the Central
Subregion (EU3; 0 gen., 0 spp., 0 endemic). Endemic species are marked with an asterisk (*). Europe-Maghreb (EU1)Tigris-Euphrates (EU2)Central Asia (EU3)
|
