The non-marine

molluscs Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant taxon, extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil sp ...

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...

are a part of the molluscan fauna of Hungary (

wildlife of Hungary Wildlife refers to undomesticated animal species, but has come to include all organisms that grow or live wild in an area without being introduced by humans. Wildlife was also synonymous to game: those birds and mammals that were hunted ...

). A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Hungary.

Freshwater gastropods

Neritidae Neritidae, common name the nerites, is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized saltwater and freshwater snails which have a gill and a distinctive operculum. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Neritininae Poey, 1852. Accessed through: ...

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Theodoxus danubialis ''Theodoxus danubialis'' is a species of small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites. The species is considered as endangered in Germany, Austria and in the Czech Republic. ...

'' (C. Pfeiffer, 1828) * '' Theodoxus fluviatilis'' (Linnaeus, 1758)Erika Bódis, Bence Tóth & Ronaldo Sousa (2016). "Freshwater mollusc assemblages and habitat associations in the Danube River drainage, Hungary". Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 26(2): 319-332. DOI:10.1002/aqc.2585 * '' Theodoxus prevostianus'' (Pfeiffer, 1828)

Viviparidae Viviparidae, sometimes known as the river snails or mystery snails, are a family of large operculate freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks. This family is classified in the informal group Architaenioglossa according to the taxonomy of ...

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Viviparus acerosus ''Viviparus acerosus'' is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Viviparidae, the river snails. Distribution The distribution of this species is Danubian. It is found in Austria, Bulgar ...

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Viviparus contectus ''Viviparus contectus'', common name Lister's river snail, is a species of large, freshwater snail with an operculum and a gill, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Viviparidae, the river snails. Distribution This species is palaearcti ...

'' (Millet, 1813)

Thiaridae Thiaridae, common name thiarids or trumpet snails, is a family of tropical freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cerithioidea. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Thiaridae Gill, 1871 (1823). Ac ...

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Esperiana daudebartii ''Esperiana daudebartii'' is a species of a freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Melanopsidae. Glöer P. (2002). ''Die Süßwassergastropoden Nord- und Mitteleuropas''. Die Tierwelt Deutschlands, Co ...

'' (Prevost, 1821) * ''

Esperiana esperi ''Esperiana esperi'' is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Melanopsidae. Glöer P. (2002). ''Die Süßwassergastropoden Nord- und Mitteleuropas''. Die Tierwelt Deutschlands, ConchBooks ...

'' (Férussac, 1823) * '' Melanoides tuberculatus'' (O. F. Müller, 1774)

Hydrobiidae Hydrobiidae, commonly known as mud snails, is a large cosmopolitan family of very small freshwater and brackish water snails with an operculum; they are in the order Littorinimorpha. Distribution Hydrobiidae are found in much of the world, ...

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Potamopyrgus antipodarum The New Zealand mud snail (''Potamopyrgus antipodarum'') is a species of very small freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum. This aquatic gastropod mollusk is in the family Tateidae. It is native to New Zealand, where it is found throug ...

'' (Gray, 1843)

Lithoglyphidae Lithoglyphidae is a family of small freshwater snails with gills and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks. This family is in the superfamily Truncatelloidea and in the clade Littorinimorpha (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda b ...

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Lithoglyphus naticoides ''Lithoglyphus naticoides'' , the gravel snail, is a species of small or minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Lithoglyphidae. ''Lithoglyphus naticoides'' is the type species of the genus ''Lit ...

'' (C. Pfeiffer, 1828)

Bithyniidae Bithyniidae is a family of small freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Bithyniidae Gray, 1857. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

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Bithynia tentaculata ''Bithynia tentaculata'', common names the mud bithynia or common bithynia, or faucet snailKipp R. M. & Benson A. (2008). ''Bithynia tentaculata''. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL. https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/Fac ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) Acroloxidae * ''

Acroloxus lacustris ''Acroloxus lacustris'', or the lake limpet, is a small freshwater limpet or snail, a species of aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Acroloxidae. Description The 4–7 mm. (7 mm long, 3 mm wide and 2 mm high) shell is l ...

'' (Rossmässler, 1838)

Valvatidae ''Valvatidae'', the valve snails, is a taxonomic family of very small freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks. Taxonomy The family Valvatidae has no subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouche ...

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Borysthenia naticina ''Borysthenia naticina'' is a species of small freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Valvatidae, the valve snails. Distribution This species occurs in the Pontic and Baltic regions as follow ...

'' (Menke, 1845) * ''

Valvata cristata ''Valvata cristata'' is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Valvatidae, the valve snails. Distribution * Czech Republic - Bohemia and Moravia Horsák M., Juři� ...

'' O. F. Müller, 1774 * ''

Valvata piscinalis ''Valvata piscinalis'', common name the European stream valvata or European valve snail, is a species of minute freshwater snail with gills and an Operculum (gastropod), operculum, an Aquatic animal, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Valva ...

'' (O. F. Müller, 1774)

Lymnaeidae Lymnaeidae, common name the pond snails, is a taxonomic family of small to large air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks, that belong to the clade Hygrophila. Lymnaeidae is the only family within the superfamily ...

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Galba truncatula ''Galba truncatula'' is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.Neubauer, Thomas A. (2014). Galba (Galba) truncatula (Müller, 1774). Accessed through: World R ...

'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) * ''

Lymnaea stagnalis ''Lymnaea stagnalis'', better known as the great pond snail, is a species of large air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae. The great pond snail is a model organism to study parasitology, ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''

Radix auricularia ''Radix auricularia'', the big-ear radix, is a species of medium-sized freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae.Neubauer, Thomas A.; Rosenberg, G.; Gofas, S. (2014). Radix auricularia (Linnaeus, 1758) ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''

Radix balthica ''Radix balthica'', common name the wandering snail, is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.Neubauer, Thomas A.; Rosenberg, G.; Gofas, S. (2014). Radix ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''

Radix labiata ''Peregriana peregra'' is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails. Distribution and habitat This small pond snail is found in Europe, Newfoundland and northern A ...

'' (Rossmässler, 1835)

Physidae Physidae, common name the bladder snails, is a monophyletic taxonomic family of small air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Lymnaeoidea .MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Physidae Fitzin ...

* '' Haitia acuta'' (Draparnaud, 1805) * ''

Physa fontinalis ''Physa fontinalis'', common name the common bladder snail, is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Physidae. The shells of species in the genus ''Physa'' are left-handed or sinistral. Desc ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758)

Planorbidae Planorbidae, common name the ramshorn snails or ram's horn snails, is a family of air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod molluscs. Unlike most molluscs, the blood of ram's horn snails contains iron-based hemoglobin instea ...

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Ancylus fluviatilis The river limpet (''Ancylus fluviatilis'') is a species of very small, freshwater, air-breathing limpet, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the tribe Ancylini within the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies. ...

'' O.F. Müller, 1774 * ''

Anisus spirorbis ''Anisus spirorbis'' is a species of small freshwater air-breathing snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Anisus spirorbis (Linnaeus, 1758). Access ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Anisus vortex'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''

Anisus vorticulus ''Anisus vorticulus'' (lesser ramshorn snail or little whirlpool ramshorn snail) is a species of minute, air-breathing, freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ramshorn snails. Description The lesser ramsho ...

'' (Troschel, 1834) * ''

Bathyomphalus contortus ''Bathyomphalus contortus'' is a species of small air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies. Distribution The distribution of this species is Pa ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Ferrissia wautieri'' (Mirolli, 1960) * '' Gyraulus albus'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) * '' Gyraulus crista'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Hippeutis complanatus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''

Planorbarius corneus ''Planorbarius corneus'', common name the great ramshorn, is a relatively large species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails, or planorbids, which all have ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Segmentina nitida'' (O.F. Müller, 1774)

Land gastropods

Pomatiidae The family Pomatiidae is a taxonomic family of small operculate land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks that can be found over the warmer parts of the Old World. In the older literature, this family is designated as Pomatiasidae. This famil ...

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Pomatias elegans ''Pomatias elegans'', common name the round-mouthed snail, is a species of small land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Pomatiidae within the superfamily Littorinoidea, the winkles and their allies. This ...

'' (O.F. Müller, 1774) * '' Pomatias rivularis'' (Eichwald, 1829)

Aciculidae The Aciculidae are a family of minute land snails which have opercula (an operculum is a little door that closes the shell when the animal retracts into it). In other words, Aciculidae are terrestrial operculate gastropods. Even though Acicul ...

* '' Platyla banatica'' (Roßmäßler, 1842)

Zonitidae Zonitidae, common name the true glass snails, are a family of mostly rather small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Zonitoidea. Zonitidae is the only family in the superfamily Zonitoidea ...

* '' Aegopinella nitens'' (Michaud, 1831)Peter Solymos & Zoltán Fehér (2005). "Conservation Prioritization Based on Distribution of Land Snails in Hungary".

Conservation Biology Conservation biology is the study of the conservation of nature and of Earth's biodiversity with the aim of protecting species, their habitats, and ecosystems from excessive rates of extinction and the erosion of biotic interactions. It is an int ...

19(4): 1084-1094. DOI:10.1111/j.1523-1739.2005.00193.x

Clausiliidae Clausiliidae, also known by their common name the door snails, are a taxonomic family of small, very elongate, mostly left-handed, air-breathing land snails, sinistral terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBa ...

* '' Balea stabilis'' (Pfeiffer, 1847) * '' Cochlodina fimbriata'' (Rossmässler, 1835) * '' Macrogastra borealis'' (Boettger, 1878) * '' Macrogastra densestriata'' (Rossmässler, 1836) * '' Pseudofusulus varians'' (C. Pfeiffer, 1828)

Discidae Discidae is a taxonomic family of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Punctoidea. Genera The family Discidae has no subfamilies. Genera within the family Discidae include: * ''Anguispira'' Morse, ...

* '' Discus ruderatus'' (Férussac, 1821)

Vitrinidae Vitrinidae is a family of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Limacoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBa ...

* '' Oligolimax annularis'' (Studer, 1820)

Valloniidae Valloniidae is a taxonomic family of small and minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Valloniidae Morse, 1864. Accessed through: World R ...

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Vallonia enniensis ''Vallonia enniensis'' is a species of minute land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Valloniidae.Helix pulchella var. enniensis Gredler, 1856 · unaccepted (original combination and rank) Distri ...

'' (Gredler, 1856)

Vertiginidae Vertiginidae, common name the whorl snails, is a family of minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs or micromollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea. Distribution The distribution of the Vertiginidae is in the ...

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Vertigo angustior ''Vertigo angustior'', the narrow-mouthed whorl snail, is a species of minute land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Vertiginidae, the whorl snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Verti ...

'' Jeffreys, 1830 * ''

Vertigo moulinsiana Desmoulin's whorl snail (''Vertigo moulinsiana'') is a species of minute air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Vertiginidae, the whorl snails. This species was named in honor of th ...

'' (Dupuy, 1849) * '' Vertigo substriata'' (Jeffreys, 1833)

Oxychilidae Oxychilidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Gastrodontoidea. Distribution The distribution of Oxychilidae includes the Nearctic, western-Palearctic, eastern-Palear ...

* '' Daudebardia brevipes'' (Draparnaud, 1805) * '' Oxychilus draparnaudi'' (Beck, 1837) * '' Oxychilus hydatinus'' (Rossmässler, 1838)

Agriolimacidae ''Agriolimacidae'' is a family of small and medium-sized land slugs, or shell-less snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks. Distribution Distribution of Limacidae is Holarctic, this include: Nearctic, western Palearctic and eastern Pal ...

* '' Krynickillus melanocephalus'' Kaleniczenko, 1851Ágnes Turóci, Zoltán Fehér, Virág Krízsik & Barna Páll-Gergely (2020). "Two new alien slugs, Krynickillus melanocephalus Kaleniczenko, 1851 and Tandonia kusceri (H. Wagner, 1931), are already widespread in Hungary".

Acta zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae ''Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae'' is a peer-reviewed, open access scientific journal no-publication fee, publishing original research studies in the fields of animal taxonomy, systematics, biogeography, and ecology. It was estab ...

66(3): 265-282. DOI:10.17109/AZH.66.3.265.2020

Milacidae Milacidae is a family of air-breathing, keeled, land slugs. These are shell-less terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Parmacelloidea. This family has no subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocro ...

* '' Tandonia kusceri'' (H. Wagner, 1931) Arionidae * ''

Arion vulgaris The Spanish slug (''Arion vulgaris'', but also widely known as ''Arion lusitanicus'' owing to a misidentification) is an air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc, mollusk in the family Arionidae, th ...

'' Moquin-Tandon, 1855

Hygromiidae Hygromiidae is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea. Helicellidae Ihering, 1909 Anatomy Some snails in genera within this family create ...

* '' Xerocampylaea erjaveci'' (Brusina, 1870) * ''

Kovacsia kovacsi ''Kovacsia kovacsi'', is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Kovacsia kovacsi (Varga & L. ...

'' (Varga & L. Pintér, 1972)

Helicidae Helicidae is a large, diverse family of small to large, air-breathing land snails, sometimes called the "typical snails." A number of species in this family are valued as food items, including ''Cornu aspersum'' (formerly ''Helix aspersa'') the b ...

* '' Chilostoma cingulatum'' (S. Studer, 1820)Barna Páll-Gergely, Félix Sárvári, Natália Tőkési & Zoltán Fehér (2020). "Chilostoma (Cingulifera) cingulatum (S. Studer, 1820) (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Helicidae) new to the fauna of Hungary". Soosiana 34: 12-17. * '' Drobacia banatica'' (Rossmässler, 1838) * '' Faustina faustina'' (Rossmässler, 1835) * '' Faustina illyrica'' (Stabille, 1884) * ''

Helix pomatia ''Helix pomatia'', common names the Roman snail, Burgundy snail, or escargot, is a species of large, edible, air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod terrestrial mollusc in the family Helicidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758)

Freshwater bivalves

Corbiculidae The Corbiculidae are a family of clams in the mollusc order Venerida. They are known commonly as basket clams. The family name comes from the root ''corbus'' ("basket"), and was inspired by the concentric ribbing of the shells.Glaubrecht, M., et ...

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Corbicula fluminalis ''Corbicula fluminalis'' is a species of freshwater clam, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Cyrenidae. This species is distinct from, but often confused with, the rather similar species ''Corbicula fluminea''. Even though both species ...

'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) * ''

Corbicula fluminea ''Corbicula fluminea'' is a species of freshwater clam native to eastern Asia which has become a successful invasive species throughout North America, South America, and Europe. ''Corbicula fluminea'' is commonly known in the west as the Asian cl ...

'' (O. F. Müller, 1774)

Dreissenidae The Dreissenidae are a family of small freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve molluscs. They attach themselves to stones or to any other hard surface using a byssus. The shells of these bivalves are shaped somewhat like those of true mussels, and t ...

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Dreissena polymorpha The zebra mussel (''Dreissena polymorpha'') is a small freshwater mussel. The species originates from the lakes of southern Russia and Ukraine, but has been accidentally Introduced species, introduced to numerous other areas and has become an inv ...

'' (Pallas, 1771) * '' Dreissena rostriformis bugensis'' Andrusov, 1897

Sphaeriidae Sphaeriidae is a family of small to minute freshwater bivalve molluscs in the order Sphaeriida. In the US, they are commonly known as pea clams or fingernail clams. Heard, William H. 1977. Reproduction of fingernail clams (Sphaeriidae: ''Sphaeri ...

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Musculium lacustre ''Musculium lacustre'' is a species of small freshwater clam, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Sphaeriidae, the fingernail clams and pea clams. Description The 8–11 mm. shell is oval to quadrangular in shape. The umbos which are ...

'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) * ''

Pisidium amnicum ''Pisidium amnicum'' is a species of very small freshwater clam, sometimes known as the greater European peaclam or the River pea shell. It is an aquatic bivalve in the family Sphaeriidae. Description Although only 9 mm (range 7–11& ...

'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) * ''

Pisidium casertanum ''Pisidium casertanum'', the pea cockle or pea clam, is a minute freshwater bivalve mollusc of the family Sphaeriidae. Description The shell is broad, sub-triangular or oval and is ornamented with sculpture of faint concentric striations. ...

'' (Poli, 1791) * ''

Pisidium henslowanum ''Pisidium henslowanum'' is a species of very small freshwater clam or pea clam, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Sphaeriidae. It is commonly referred to as the Henslow peaclam. Etymology The specific name honours John Stevens Henslo ...

'' (Sheppard, 1823) * ''

Pisidium moitessierianum ''Pisidium moitessierianum'' is a species of minute freshwater clam. It is an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Sphaeriidae. Description This species is the smallest of the pea clams or ''Pisidium'' species, and the smallest of any ...

'' Paladilhe, 1866 * ''

Pisidium nitidum ''Pisidium nitidum'', the shining pea clam, is a species of minute freshwater clam, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Sphaeriidae, the pea clams and fingernail clams. Description The 3 – 4 mm. shell is slightly tumid (swollen). ...

'' Jenyns, 1832 * ''

Pisidium personatum ''Pisidium personatum'' is a species of freshwater bivalve from the family Sphaeriidae. Description The 2.5-3.5 mm shell is a characteristic round-regular oval shape. It has centrally placed low, rounded umbos. The surface (periostracum) is ...

'' Malm, 1855 * '' Pisidium subtruncatum'' Malm, 1855 * ''

Pisidium supinum ''Pisidium supinum'' is a species of minute freshwater clam, a pea clam, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Sphaeriidae (the fingernail clams and pea clams.) The shell of this species is 3 to 5 mm in size, and is roughly triangula ...

'' A. Schmidt, 1851 * ''

Sphaerium corneum ''Sphaerium corneum'', also known as the European fingernailclam, is a very small freshwater clam, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Sphaeriidae, the fingernail clams. Description The shell is fairly globular and can grow up to 9–13.5& ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Sphaerium rivicola'' (Lamarck, 1818) * '' Sphaerium solidum'' (Normand, 1844)

Unionidae The Unionidae are a family of freshwater mussels, the largest in the order Unionida, the bivalve molluscs sometimes known as river mussels, or simply as unionids. The range of distribution for this family is world-wide. It is at its most diverse ...

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Anodonta anatina ''Anodonta'' is a genus of freshwater mussels in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. Species Species in this genus include: * '' Anodonta anatina'' Linné, 1758 – duck mussel * ''Anodonta beringiana'' Middendorff, 1851 – Yukon ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758)E. Bódis, J. Nosek, N. Oertel, B. Tóth, E. Hornung & R. Sousa (2011). "Spatial distribution of bivalves in relation to environmental conditions (middle Danube catchment, Hungary)".

Community Ecology In ecology, a community is a group or association of populations of two or more different species occupying the same geographical area at the same time, also known as a biocoenosis, biotic community, biological community, ecological community, ...

12(2): 210-219. * ''

Pseudanodonta complanata The depressed river mussel or compressed river mussel, ''Pseudanodonta complanata'', is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. The species name comes from the flattened shape o ...

'' (Rossmässler, 1835) * ''

Sinanodonta woodiana ''Sinanodonta woodiana'', the Chinese pond mussel, Eastern Asiatic freshwater clam or swan-mussel, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. Distribution * indigenous in Eastern A ...

'' (Lea, 1834) * ''

Unio crassus ''Unio crassus'', the thick shelled river mussel, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Unio crassus Philipsson, 1788. Accessed through: ...

'' Philipsson, 1788 * '' Unio pictorum'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Unio tumidus'' Philipsson, 1788

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Molluscs Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant taxon, extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil sp ...

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Land gastropods

Freshwater bivalves

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