Kingdom Animalia Order Unionoida Genus Unio Higher classification Unio | Phylum Mollusca Family Unionidae Scientific name Unio pictorum Rank Species | |
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Similar Unio, Swollen river mussel, Bivalvia, Swan mussel, Duck mussel | ||
The painter's mussel, scientific name Unio pictorum, is a species of medium-sized freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
This species lives in Europe. It is called the "painter's mussel" because the shell was historically used as a conveniently sized and shaped receptacle for holding artist's paint.
Distribution
The native distribution of this species is Europe.
Biotope: water bodies and slower streams.
References
Painter's mussel Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA