MUSSEL

Mussel of the Month

Taxonomic Summary

Each month since August 2003, we have posted a new Mussel of the Month on this site. Our objective is to show the wide diversity of freshwater mussels by sampling from different family-groups at the genus level. This, of course, biases our sample toward the speciose lineages of North America and southeastern Asia.

 

Superfamily Unionoidea
Family Unionidae
Subfamily Unioninae
Tribe Unionini

Unio pictorum
Unio pictorum

Unio crassus
Unio crassus

Nodularia
Nodularia

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Lanceolaria

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Rhombuniopsis

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Cuneopsis

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Acuticosta

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Lepidodesma

Arconaia
Arconaia

Schistodesmus
Schistodesmus

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Cafferia

Tribe Anodontini
(Old World anodontines)

Anodonta
Anodonta

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Sinanodonta

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Anemina

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Pseudanodonta

Cristaria
Cristaria

Simpsonella
Simpsonella

(New World anodontites)

Alasmidonta
Alasmidonta

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Pegias

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Arcidens

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Lasmigona

Simpsonaias
Simpsonaias

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Strophitus

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Anodontoides

PyganodonPyganodon

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Utterbackia

Subfamily Ambleminae
(Nearctic amblemines)
Tribe Amblemini

Amblema
Amblema

Tribe Quadrulini

Quadrula
Quadrula

Amphinaias
Amphinaias

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Theliderma

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Tritogonia

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Megalonaias

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Plectomerus

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Quincuncina

Tribe Pleurobemini

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Pleurobema

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Plethobasus

Elliptio
Elliptio

Popenaias
Popenaias

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Uniomerus

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Lexingtonia

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Fusconaia

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Elliptoideus

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Cyclonaias

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Hemistena

Tribe Lampsilini

Lampsilis
Lampsilis

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Epioblasma

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Villosa

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Lemiox

Ligumia
Ligumia

Hamiota
Hamiota

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Toxolasma

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Venustaconcha

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Actinonaias

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Obovaria

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Medionidus

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Leptodea

Potamilus
Potamilus

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Cyrtonaias

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Delphinonaias

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Disconaias

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Arotonaias

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Truncilla

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Ellipsaria

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Glebula

Ligumia
Cyprogenia

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Dromus

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Obliquaria

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Friersonia

Ptychobranchus
Ptychobranchus

Tribe Gonideini

Gonidea
Gonidea

Incertae sedis amblemines
(Neotropical/Mesoamerican amblemines)

Nephronaias
Nephronaias

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Sphenonaias

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Martensnaias

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Reticulatus

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Nephritica

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Micronaias

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Barynaias

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Pachynaias

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Psorula

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Psoronaias

Incertae sedis unionids
(Western Palearctic unionids)

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Potomida

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Leguminaia

Leguminaia
Microcondylaea

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Pseudodontopsis

(Afrotropical unionids)

Coelatura
Coelatura

Nyassunio
Nyassunio

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Grandidieria

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Mweruella

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Nitia

Brazzaea
Brazzaea

Pseudospatha
Pseudospatha

Prisodontopsis
Prisodontopsis

(Indotropical unionids)

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Lamprotula

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Pseudodon

Hyriopsis bialatus
Hyriopsis

Scabies
Scabies

Solenaia
Solenaia

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Inversidens

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Inversiunio

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Ptychorhynchus

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Pseudobaphia

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Diaurora

Parreysia
Parreysia

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Lamellidens

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Arcidopsis

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Trapezoideus

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Physunio

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Oxynaia

Ensidens
Ensidens

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Unionetta

Harmandia
Harmandia

Modellnaia
Modellnaia

Chamberlainia
Chamberlainia

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Protunio

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Contradens

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Pilsbryoconcha

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Rectidens

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Prohyriopsis

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Elongaria

Schepmania
Schepmania

Discomya
Discomya

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Ctenodesma

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Caudiculatus

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Pressidens

Haasodonta
Haasodonta

Family Margaritiferidae

Margaritifera
Margaritifera

Superfamily Etherioidea
Family Hyriidae

Subfamily Velesunioninae

Velesunio
Velesunio

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Alathyria

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Westralunio

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Microdontia

Lortiella
Lortiella

Subfamily Hyriinae
Tribe Hyridellini

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Hyridella

Hyridella
Echyridella

Cucumerunio
Cucumerunio

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Virgus

Tribe Rhipidodontini

Diplodon
Diplodon

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Rhipidodonta

Tribe Hyriini

Prisodon
Prisodon

Tribe Castaliini

Castalia
Castalia

Castaliella
Castaliella

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Callonaia

Family Etheridae

Etheria
Etheria

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Acostaea

Pseudomulleria
Pseudomulleria

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Bartlettia

Family Mycetopodidae
Subfamily Mycetopodinae

Mycetopoda
Mycetopoda

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Mycetopodella

Subfamily Monocondylaeinae

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Monocondylaea

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Tamsiella

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Haasica

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Iheringella

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Fossula

Diplodontites
Diplodontites

Subfamily Leilinae

Leila
Leila

Subfamily Anodontitinae

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Anodontites

Lamproscapha
Lamproscapha

Family Iridinidae

Chelidonopsis
Mutela

Chelidonopsis
Chelidonopsis

Pleiodon
Pleiodon

Aspatharia
Aspatharia

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Chambardia

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Moncetia

 


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Page last updated 30 July 2008.