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Mussel of the Month

The 2018 Mussels of the Month.

December 2018

Anodonta anatinaAnodonta anatina (Unionidae, Palearctic)

The December 2018 Mussel of the Month is Anodonta anatina. Anodonta is composed of 12 species: six from the western Palearctic region (Europe, north Africa, and Middle East) and six from western North America and Mexico.

November 2018

Coelatura cridlandiCoelatura cridlandi (Unionidae, Afrotropical)

The November 2018 Mussel of the Month is Coelatura cridlandi. Coelatura is a genus of 22 species known only from sub-Saharan Africa and the Nile.

 

October 2018

PaetulunioPaetulunio fabalis (Unionidae, Nearctic)

The October 2018 Mussel of the Month is Paetulunio fabalis. Paetulunio is a monotypic genus endemic to eastern North America.

 

September 2018

IndochinellaIndochinella pugio (Unionidae, Indotropical)

The September 2018 Mussel of the Month is Indochinella pugio. Indochinella is a monotypic genus from the Irrawaddy and Salween rivers of Myanmar.

August 2018

PseudodontoideusPseudodontoideus connasaugaensis (Unionidae, Nearctic)

The August 2018 Mussel of the Month is Pseudodontoideus connasaugaensis.* Pseudodontoideus is a genus of two species from the Gulf Coastal Plain of North America.

 

July 2018

PseudodonPseudodon inoscularis (Unionidae, Indotropical & Palearctic)

The July 2018 Mussel of the Month is Pseudodon inoscularis. Pseudodon is a widespread genus of 16 species extending from Japan to Indochina, Myanmar, and the Sunda Islands.

June 2018

LeaunioLeaunio lienosus (Unionidae, Nearctic)

The June 2018 Mussel of the Month is Leaunio lienosus. Leaunio is a newly recognized genus of five species endemic to eastern North America

May 2018

MycetopodellaMycetopodella falcata (Mycetopodidae, Neotropical)

The May 2018 Mussel of the Month is Mycetopodella falcata. Mycetopodella is a monotypic genus found in the upper Amazon and Orinoco basins of northern South America.

April 2018

VillosaVillosa villosa (Unionidae, Nearctic)

The April 2018 Mussel of the Month is Villosa villosa. Villosa is a genus of four species endemic to southeastern North America.

March 2018

TritogoniaTritogonia verrucosa (Unionidae, Nearctic)

The March 2018 Mussel of the Month is Tritogonia verrucosa. Tritogonia is a monotypic genus found in the eastern United States.

February 2018

MicrodontiaMicrodontia anodontaeformis (Hyriidae, Australasian)

The February 2018 Mussel of the Month is Microdontia anodontaeformis. Microdontia is a monotypic genus endemic to New Guinea.

January 2018

SinohyriopsisSinohyriopsis cumingii (Unionidae, Indotropical)

The January 2018 Mussel of the Month is Sinohyriopsis cumingii. Sinohyriopsis is a genus of two species in eastern Asia.

 
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