The Mussel of the Month is the regular blog of the MUSSEL Project. Each month, a new freshwater mussel (or other bivalve) is highlighted, and we take the opportunity to share info-tainment about the evolution and taxonomy of freshwater bivalves and the resources available on this web site.
The January 2026 Mussel of the Month is Leila blainvilliana by Daniel Graf
Leila blainvilliana has peculiar posterior “siphons,” distinct from those of typical neotropical Mycetopodidae
