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Unio (bivalve)
''Unio'' is a genus of medium-sized freshwater mussels, Aquatic animal, aquatic bivalve mollusc, mollusks in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. They are found throughout Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, with some species introduced to East Asia. Fossil species are also known from the Jurassic of North America. ''Unio'' is the Type (zoology), type genus of the family (biology), family Unionidae. Species Species in the genus ''Unio'' include: *''Unio abyssinicus'' Martens, 1866 *''Unio bruguierianus'' Bourguignat, 1853 *''Unio caffer'' Krauss, 1848 *''Unio cariei'' – extinctBouchet, P. & von Cosel, R. 1996.Unio cariei 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007. (no longer recognised) *''Unio courtillieri'' Hattemann, 1859 *''Unio crassus'' Philipsson, 1788 (Thick shelled river mussel) - near threatened *''Unio damascensis'' Lea, 1863 *''Unio delicatus'' Lea, 1863 *''Unio delphinus'' Spengler, 1793 *''Unio dembeae'' Reeve, 1865 *''Unio durieui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unio Pictorum
''Unio pictorum'', the painter's mussel, is a species of medium-sized freshwater mussel, an Aquatic animal, aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family (biology), family Unionidae, the river mussels. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Unio pictorum (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=234102 on 2023-01-09 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. ;Subspecies: * † ''Unio pictorum alexeevi'' Mangikian, 1929 * † ''Unio pictorum pseudorumanus'' Chepalyga, 1967 * † ''Unio pictorum rumanoides'' Chepalyga, 1967 Synonyms * L''imnium pictorum''(Linnaeus, 1758) · * ''Lymnium pictorum'' (Linnaeus, 1758) · * ''Mya nodosa'' Gmelin, 1791 (a junior synonym) * ''Mya ovalis'' Philipsson, 1788 (a junior synonym) * ''Mya pictorum'' Linnaeus, 1758 (origina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unio Gibbus
''Unio gibbus'' is a species of bivalve belonging to the family Unionidae The Unionidae are a Family (biology), 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 a .... The species is found in the Iberian Peninsula and Morocco. References Unionidae {{unionidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unio Delphinus
''Unio delphinus'' is a species of bivalve belonging to the family Unionidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Unio delphinus Spengler, 1793. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1355512 on 2023-01-09 Distribution This species occurs in the Atlantic basins of the Iberian Peninsula and Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ... References * Welter-Schultes, F.W. (2012). European non-marine molluscs, a guide for species identification. Planet Poster Editions, Göttingen. A1-A3, 1–679, Q1-Q78 External links Spengler L. (1793). Beskrivelse over et nyt Slægt af de toskallede Konchylier, forhen af mig kaldet Chæna, saa og over det Linnéiske Slægt Mya, hvilket nøiere bestemmes, og indde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1044116 on 2023-01-09 Taxonomy The species was split into two species, ''Unio crassus'' and '' Unio tumidiformis'', in 2009. Various subspecies have been noted, but their validity is not always recognized. Recently, two clades and possible subspecies, ''Unio crassus crassus'' and ''Unio crassus courtillieri'', have been identified based on genetic sampling. Geography Its range occurs across much of Europe, excluding Britain, Italy, and the Iberian Peninsula. It extends from France in the west to the Ural River basin in Russia and Kazakhstan in the east, and historically occupied most major river systems. It is considered extirpated from the Netherlands, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
