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Mussel of the Month

The 2014 Mussels of the Month.

December 2014

InversiunioInversiunio reinianus (Unionidae, Palearctic)

The December 2014 Mussel of the Month is Inversiunio reinianus. Inversiunio is a genus of four species found in Japan and Korea.

November 2014

CyrtonaiasCyrtonaias tampicoensis (Unionidae, Nearctic & Neotropical)

The November 2014 Mussel of the Month is Cyrtonaias tampicoensis. Cyrtonaias is genus of six species extending from southern Texas to Guatemala and Honduras.

October 2014

TriplodonTriplodon corrugatus (Hyriidae, Neotropical)

The October 2014 Mussel of the Month is Triplodon corrugatus. Triplodon is a genus of two species, distributed from northern South America through the Amazon basin.

September 2014

ArcidensArcidens confragosus (Unionidae, Nearctic)

The September 2014 Mussel of the Month is Arcidens confragosus. Arcidens is a genus of two species in eastern North America.

August 2014

NitiaNitia teretiuscula (Unionidae, Afrotropical)

The August 2014 Mussel of the Month is Nitia teretiuscula. Nitia is a genus 5 species found in West Africa, East Africa and the Nile Basin.

July 2014

MartensnaiasMartensnaias rubicunda (Unionidae, Neotropical)

The July 2014 Mussel of the Month is Martensnaias rubicunda. Martensnaias is a genus of one species known from one valve collected in Guatemala.

June 2014

DromusDromus dromas (Unionidae, Nearctic)

The June 2014 Mussel of the Month is Dromus dromas. Dromus is a monotypic genus endemic to the Cumberland Plateau in eastern North America.

May 2014

TihkiaTihkia (Triassic)

The May 2014 Mussel of the Month is Tihkia sp. Tihkia is a fossil genus of three known species from the Triassic.

April 2014

Utterbackia imbecillisUtterbackia imbecillis (Unionidae, Nearctic)

The April 2014 Mussel of the Month is Utterbackia imbecillis. Utterbackia is a genus of seven species found in eastern North America.

March 2014

Cuneopsis celtiformisCuneopsis celtiformis (Unionidae, Indotropical)

The March 2014 Mussel of the Month is Cuneopsis celtiformis. Cuneopsis is a genus of six species occurring from the Yellow River south to northern Vietnam.

February 2014

Sphenonaias liebmanniSphenonaias liebmanni (Unionidae, Nearctic)

The February 2014 Mussel of the Month is Sphenonaias liebmanni. Sphenonaias is a genus of seven species that is found from the western Gulf Coastal Plain of Texas south to Nicaragua.

January 2014

Leguminaia wheatleyiLeguminaia wheatleyi (Unionidae, Palearctic)

The January 2014 Mussel of the Month is Leguminaia wheatleyi. Leguminaia is a genus of two species endemic to the Middle East, from Syria and Turkey east to the Tigris-Euphrates.

 
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