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Mussel of the Month

The 2017 Mussels of the Month.

December 2017

EliptioElliptio crassidens (Unionidae, Nearctic)

The December 2017 Mussel of the Month is Elliptio crassidens. Elliptio is a genus of 30 species found in eastern North America.

November 2017

ParvaspinaParvaspina collina (Unionidae, Nearctic)

The November 2017 Mussel of the Month is Parvaspina collina. Parvaspina is a genus of two species endemic to the southern Atlantic Slope of the eastern United States.

October 2017

MedionidusMedionidus conradicus (Unionidae, Nearctic)

The October 2017 Mussel of the Month is Medionidus conradicus. Medionidus is a genus of six species from the southeastern United States.

September 2017

LanceolariaLanceolaria gladiola (Unionidae, Indotropic)

The September 2017 Mussel of the Month is Lanceolaria gladiola. Lanceolaria is a genus of 10 species found in eastern Asia, from Vietnam north to Japan.

August 2017

StrophitusStrophitus undulatus (Unionidae, Nearctic)

The August 2017 Mussel of the Month is Strophitus undulatus. Strophitus is a genus of three species, widespread in eastern North America.

July 2017

VirgusVirgus beccarianus (Hyriidae, Australasian)

The June 2017 Mussel of the Month is Virgus beccarianus. Virgus is a monotypic genus endemic to New Guinea.

June 2017

DisconaiasDisconaias disca (Unionidae, Nearctic & Neotropical)

The June 2017 Mussel of the Month is Disconaias disca. Disconaias is a largely Mesoamerican genus of six species, found from the Rio Grande of Texas south into Mexico.

May 2017

ElliptoideusElliptoideus sloatianus (Unionidae, Nearctic)

The May 2017 Mussel of the Month is Elliptoideus sloatianus. Elliptoideus is a monotypic genus endemic to the southeastern United States.

April 2017

ProtunioProtunio messageri (Unionidae, Indotropical)

The April 2017 Mussel of the Month is Protunio messageri. Protunio is a monotypic genus from northern Vietnam.

March 2017

DelphinulusDelphinonaias delphinulus (Unionidae, Neotropical)

The March 2017 Mussel of the Month is Delphinonaias delphinulus. Delphinonaias is a genus of four species found in Central America.

February 2017

PseudodontopsisPseudodontopsis euphraticus (Unionidae, Palearctic)

The February 2017 Mussel of the Month is Pseudodontopsis euphraticus. Pseudodontopsis is a monotypic genus from the Tigris-Euphrates Basin in the Middle East.

January 2017

PlectomerusPlectomerus dombeyanus (Unionidae, Nearctic)

The January 2017 Mussel of the Month is Plectomerus dombeyanus. Plectomerus is a monotypic genus from the western Gulf Coastal Plain of North America, including the lower Mississippi Basin.

 
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