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Swollen river mussel

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Bivalvia

Family
  
Unionidae

Scientific name
  
Unio tumidus

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Order
  
Unionoida

Genus
  
Unio

Rank
  
Species

Swollen river mussel wwwbiolibczIMGGALBIG118377jpg

Similar
  
Painter's mussel, Unio, Duck mussel, Depressed river mussel, Thick shelled river mus

The swollen river mussel, scientific name Unio tumidus, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

Distribution

Its native distribution is European.

  • Croatia
  • Czech Republic - in Bohemia, in Moravia, vulnerable (VU)
  • Germany
  • Germany - high endangered (Stark gefährdet)
  • Germany - Listed as a specially protected species in annex 1 in Bundesartenschutzverordnung.
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania - vulnerable
  • Netherlands
  • Poland
  • Slovakia
  • Sweden
  • British Isles - in England

    • References

    Swollen river mussel Wikipedia
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