| Duck mussel | |
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| A live individual of the duck mussel, Anodonta anatina | |
| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Anodonta |
| Species: | A. anatina |
| Binomial name | |
| Anodonta anatina (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
| Subspecies | |
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| Distribution of Anodonta anatina in Europe. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Anodonta piscinalis Nilsson, 1823 | |
The duck mussel (Anodonta anatina) is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
Description
See Animalbase below (external link).
Right and left valve of the same specimen:
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Right valve
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Left valve
Distribution
The native distribution of this species is European-Siberian.
- Croatia
- Czech Republic – in Bohemia, in Moravia, least concern (LC)
- Germany – (Arten der Vorwarnliste) Listed as specially protected species in annex 1 of the Bundesartenschutzverordnung.
- Great Britain
- Isle of Man – National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland found at Lhen mouth (1922–25) and at Guilcagh (1985). Not protected by Wildlife Act 1990.
- Ireland – recorded through much of the country
- Netherlands – yes
- Russia – Northwest European Russia to Siberia
- Slovakia
- Sweden – it is the most widely distributed large freshwater bivalve in Sweden
- Spain
- Finland
References
- ^ Lopes-Lima, M. (2014). "Anodonta anatina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T155667A21400363. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T155667A21400363.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ (in Czech) Horsák M., Juřičková L., Beran L., Čejka T. & Dvořák L. (2010). "Komentovaný seznam měkkýšů zjištěných ve volné přírodě České a Slovenské republiky. ". Malacologica Bohemoslovaca, Suppl. 1: 1–37. PDF.
- Juřičková L., Horsák M. & Beran L., 2001: Check-list of the molluscs (Mollusca) of the Czech Republic. Acta Soc. Zool. Bohem., 65: 25-40.
- Glöer P. & Meier-Brook C. (2003) Süsswassermollusken. DJN, pp. 134, page 109, ISBN 3-923376-02-2
- "Duck Mussel (Anodonta (Anodonta) anatina)". National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- "Anemoon > Flora en Fauna > Soorteninformatie". www.anemoon.org.
- "Duck mussel". Archived from the original on 2007-03-13. Retrieved 2007-05-29. cited 16 February 2007
- Araujo et al., 2009.
External links
- Anodonta anatina at Animalbase taxonomy, a short description (giving differences from Anodonta cygnea), distribution, biology, status (threats), images
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| Anodonta anatina |
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