Duck mussel

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Duck mussel
Duck mussel, Anodonta anatina
Duck mussel, Anodonta anatina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionoida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Anodonta
Species: A. anatina
Binomial name
Anodonta anatina
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Duck mussel, Anodonta anatina, is a species of freshwater mussel of the family Unionidae.

Synonym: Anodonta piscinalis Nilsson, 1823

Subspecies:

  • Anodonta anatina anatina (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Anodonta anatina radiata (O. F. Müller, 1774)
  • Anodonta anatina attenuata Held, 1836

[edit] Distribution and conservation status

It's native distribution is European-Siberian.

  • Czech Republic - least concern (LC)[2]
  • Germany
    • Germany - (Arten der Vorwarnliste)[3]
    • Listed as specially protected species in annex 1 in Bundesartenschutzverordnung.
  • Netherlands - yes [4]
  • Russia
    • Sverdlovsk oblast - yes [5]
  • Slovakia
  • Sweden - the most distributed big freshwater bivalve in Sweden [6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Cited 11 Feb 2007.
  2. ^ Juřičková L., Horsák M. & Beran L., 2001: Check-list of the molluscs (Mollusca) of the Czech Republic. Acta Soc. Zool. Bohem., 65: 25-40.
  3. ^ Glöer P. & Meier-Brook C. (2003) Süsswassermollusken. DJN, pp. 134, page 109, ISBN 3-923376-02-2
  4. ^ http://www.anemoon.org/anm/voorlopige-kaarten/zoetwatermollusken/wetenschappelijk/anodonta-anatina/
  5. ^ http://ecoinf.uran.ru/content/4catalog/2.shtml
  6. ^ [1] cited 16 February 2007
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

[edit] External links


 This mollusc-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.