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Wed 06 Mar 2024

The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!

This page documents data for Breton et al. (2011), such as genera and species attributed to that publication (including known misspellings, misidentifications, and other unavailable names) as well as taxonomic opinions, if available. Taxonomic opinions refer to uses of genera and species as valid and invalid in that work.

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Publication information

Breton, S., D.T. Stewart, S. Shepardson, R.J. Trdan, A.E. Bogan et al. 2011. Novel protein genes in animal mtDNA: a new sex determination system in freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionoida)? Molecular Biology and Evolution 28(5): 1645-1659.

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Taxonomic Opinions

Alasmidonta marginata

Alasmidonta undulata

Cristaria plicata

Cumberlandia monodonta

Cyclonaias tuberculata

Ellipsaria lineolata

Fusconaia ebena

Fusconaia flava

Hyridella menziesii

Hyriopsis cumingii

Inversidens japanensis

Lampsilis ornata

Lampsilis powelli

Lampsilis siliquoidea

Lasmigona complanata

Lasmigona compressa

Lasmigona costata

Lasmigona subviridis

Lemiox rimosus

Margaritifera falcata

Margaritifera margaritifera

Margaritifera marrianae

Megalonaias nervosa

Potamilus metnecktayi

Pyganodon grandis

Pyganodon lacustris

Quadrula houstonensis

Quadrula quadrula

Strophitus undulatus

Toxolasma glans

Toxolasma lividus

Toxolasma minor

Toxolasma parvum

Toxolasma paulus

Truncilla macrodon

Utterbackia imbecillis

Utterbackia peggyae

Utterbackia peninsularis

Venustaconcha ellipsiformis

Villosa iris

Page updated: 16:42:32 Wed 06 Mar 2024

 
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