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Duck mussel

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Unionoida

Genus
  
Anodonta

Higher classification
  
Anodonta

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Family
  
Unionidae

Scientific name
  
Anodonta anatina

Rank
  
Species

Duck mussel wwwmollbasedelistbilderanodontaanatinahnc10

Similar
  
Anodonta, Bivalvia, Swan mussel, Swollen river mussel, Painter's mussel

The duck mussel, scientific name Anodonta anatina, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

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Description

See Animalbase below (external link).

Distribution

The native distribution of this species is European-Siberian.

  • Croatia
  • Czech Republic - in Bohemia, in Moravia, least concern (LC)
  • Germany
  • Germany - (Arten der Vorwarnliste)
  • Listed as specially protected species in annex 1 of the Bundesartenschutzverordnung.
  • Great Britain
  • Isle of Man - found at Lhen mouth (1922–25) and at Guilcagh (1985). Not protected by Wildlife Act 1990.
  • Ireland - found sporadically throughout the Shannon-Erne waterways and in Lough Neagh
  • Netherlands - yes
  • Russia
  • Sverdlovsk oblast - yes
  • Slovakia
  • Sweden - it is the most widely distributed large freshwater bivalve in Sweden
  • Spain
  • Finland

    • References

    Duck mussel Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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