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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 reports the specimens in the MUSSELpdb and provides a map if geocodes are known. The taxonomic history reports the record of different names and combinations that have been applied to this species (and its synonyms) since 2007.

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species Unio delicatus Lea, 1863: specimens
22 nominal species as synonyms

Taxonomic History (since 2007)

Unio terminalis — IUCN (2014)
Unio terminalis delicates — Soliman et al. (2016)
Unio tigridis — Araujo et al. (2018)
Unio delicatus — Lopes-Lima et al. (2021), Lyubas et al. (2022)

Range: European Turkey, to the Orontes in Syria.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens
species map

Syria
ANSP_125709 Orontes R.	USNM_84906 R. Orontes, Syria
Turkey
SMF_283419 Antiochia (Antakije) [Antakya/Hatay] [Türkei]	SMF_168305 Orontes-fluss b. Antiochia [Türkei Hatay]	SMF_283591 Türkei: Orontes [Asi nehri], 9 km östlich von Antakya [Hatay], an der Straße nach Reyhanli
SMF_4505 Aus dem Karasu, nördlicher Zufluss des Sees [Amik gölü] von Antiochia [= Antakya/Hatay], Syrien [Türkei]	SMF_4506 Karasu, Zufluss des Sees [Amik gölü] von Antiochia [= Antakya/Hatay], Syrien [Türkei]	SMF_4507 Aus dem Karasu, Zufluss des Sees [Amik gölü] von Antiochia [= Antakya/Hatay], Syrien [Türkei]
SMF_4508 Aus dem Karasu, nördlicher Zufluss des Sees [Amik gölü] von Antiochia [= Antakya/Hatay], Syrien [Türkei]	SMF_283022 Türkei: Orontes [Asi nehri] bei Samandağ, Kiesbett, Nebenarm [Hatay]	SMF_283023 Türkei: Orontes [Asi nehri] bei Samandağ [Hatay]

Genbank Vouchers

Turkey

KCMAE_U098T (COI, 16S, 28S) Turkey: Un. channel: Ceyhan Basin (37.370902, 36.868179)

Mp_4217_U082T (COI, 16S, 28S) Turkey: Ceyhan: Ceyhan Basin (37.21747, 35.982492)

KCMAE_U075T (COI, 16S, 28S) Turkey: Orontes : Orontes Basin (36.221314, 36.387333)

KCMAE_BIV2137 (COI, 16S, 28S) Turkey: Çine : Büyük Menderes Basin (37.763162, 27.83378)

RMBH_biv_180R (COI, 16S, 28S) Turkey: Karasu: Orontes Basin (36.580012, 36.430981)

KCMAE_BIV2136 (COI, 16S, 28S) Turkey: Çine : Büyük Menderes Basin (37.763162, 27.83378)

KCMAE_U100T (COI, 16S, 28S) Turkey: Un. channel: Ceyhan Basin (37.370902, 36.868179)

KCMAE_U003T (COI, 16S, 28S) Turkey: Kuşkun: Tarsus Basin (36.927808, 34.942064)

KCMAE_BIV2135 (COI, 16S, 28S) Turkey: Çine : Büyük Menderes Basin (37.763162, 27.83378)

GCMAE_C02-2 (COI, 16S, 28S) Turkey: Savrun: Ceyhan Basin (37.326162, 36.029476)

KCMAE_BIV2481 (COI, 16S, 28S) Turkey: Aksu : Ceyhan Basin (37.744722, 37.554722)

CIIMAR_BIV2124 (COI, 16S, 28S) Turkey: Tersakan : Tersakan Basin (36.737379, 28.808708)

RMBH_biv_179_2 (COI, 16S, 28S) Turkey, Hatay, Antakya, Asi River at Alaattin (36.2592, 36.2453)

CIIMAR_BIV2125 (COI, 16S, 28S) Turkey: Tersakan : Tersakan Basin (36.737379, 28.808708)

KCMAE_U074T (COI, 16S, 28S) Turkey: Orontes : Orontes Basin (36.221314, 36.387333)

KCMAE_U078T (COI, 16S, 28S) Turkey: Ceyhan: Ceyhan Basin (37.21747, 35.982492)

KCMAE_U076T (COI, 16S, 28S) Turkey: Orontes : Orontes Basin (36.221314, 36.387333)

KCMAE_U055T (COI, 16S, 28S) Turkey: Gölbaşı Lake: Orontes Basin (36.496217, 36.480722)

KCMAE_BIV2479 (COI, 16S, 28S) Turkey: Aksu : Ceyhan Basin (37.744722, 37.554722)

KCMAE_U052T (COI, 16S, 28S) Turkey: Gölbaşı Lake: Orontes Basin (36.496217, 36.480722)

KCMAE_U057T (COI, 16S, 28S) Turkey: Gölbaşı Lake: Orontes Basin (36.496217, 36.480722)

KCMAE_U028T (COI, 16S, 28S) Turkey: Seyhan: Seyhan Basin (36.785118, 35.10286)

KCMAE_U079T (COI, 16S, 28S) Turkey: Ceyhan: Ceyhan Basin (37.21747, 35.982492)

KCMAE_U005T (COI, 16S, 28S) Turkey: Kuşkun: Tarsus Basin (36.927808, 34.942064)

CIIMAR_BIV2126 (COI, 16S, 28S) Turkey: Tersakan : Tersakan Basin (36.737379, 28.808708)

KCMAE_BIV2480 (COI, 16S, 28S) Turkey: Aksu : Ceyhan Basin (37.744722, 37.554722)

KCMAE_U004T (COI, 16S, 28S) Turkey: Kuşkun: Tarsus Basin (36.927808, 34.942064)

KCMAE_U029T (COI, 16S, 28S) Turkey: Seyhan: Seyhan Basin (36.785118, 35.10286)

GCMAE_C02-1 (COI, 16S, 28S) Turkey: Savrun: Ceyhan Basin (37.326162, 36.029476)

KCMAE_U096T (COI, 16S, 28S) Turkey: Un. channel: Ceyhan Basin (37.370902, 36.868179)

KCMAE_U030T (COI, 16S, 28S) Turkey: Seyhan: Seyhan Basin (36.785118, 35.10286)

RMBH_biv_177_19 (COI, 16S, 28S) Turkey: Karasu: Orontes Basin (36.580012, 36.430981)

GCMAE_C02-3 (COI, 16S, 28S) Turkey: Savrun: Ceyhan Basin (37.326162, 36.029476)

Mp_4217_U080T (COI) Turkey: Ceyhan: Ceyhan Basin (37.21747, 35.982492)

Mp_4217_U027T (COI) Turkey: Seyhan: Seyhan Basin (36.785118, 35.10286)

Mp_4217_U097T (COI) Turkey: Un. channel: Ceyhan Basin (37.370902, 36.868179)

Mp_4217_U026T (COI) Turkey: Seyhan: Seyhan Basin (36.785118, 35.10286)

Mp_4217_BIV2122 (COI) Turkey: Tersakan : Tersakan Basin (36.737379, 28.808708)

GCMAE_C02-4 (COI) Turkey: Savrun: Ceyhan Basin (37.326162, 36.029476)

Mp_4217_U051T (COI) Turkey: Gölbaşı Lake: Orontes Basin (36.496217, 36.480722)

GCMAE_C02-5 (COI) Turkey: Savrun: Ceyhan Basin (37.326162, 36.029476)

RMBH_biv_179_1 (COI) Turkey, Hatay, Antakya, Asi River at Alaattin (36.2592, 36.2453)

Mp_4217_U072T (COI) Turkey: Orontes : Orontes Basin (36.221314, 36.387333)

Mp_4217_U094T (COI) Turkey: Un. channel: Ceyhan Basin (37.370902, 36.868179)

Mp_4217_BIV2478 (COI) Turkey: Aksu : Ceyhan Basin (37.744722, 37.554722)

Mp_4217_BIV2134 (COI) Turkey: Çine : Büyük Menderes Basin (37.763162, 27.83378)

Mp_4217_BIV2123 (COI) Turkey: Tersakan : Tersakan Basin (36.737379, 28.808708)

RMBH_biv_177_13 (COI) Turkey: Karasu: Orontes Basin (36.580012, 36.430981)

Mp_4217_U073T (COI) Turkey: Orontes : Orontes Basin (36.221314, 36.387333)

Mp_4217_BIV5815 (COI) Turkey: Savrun: Ceyhan Basin (37.326162, 36.029476)

Mp_4217_BIV2477 (COI) Turkey: Aksu : Ceyhan Basin (37.744722, 37.554722)

Mp_4217_U053T (COI) Turkey: Gölbaşı Lake: Orontes Basin (36.496217, 36.480722)

Mp_4217_U054T (COI) Turkey: Gölbaşı Lake: Orontes Basin (36.496217, 36.480722)

Mp_4217_U081T (COI) Turkey: Ceyhan: Ceyhan Basin (37.21747, 35.982492)

Mp_4217_BIV2133 (COI) Turkey: Çine : Büyük Menderes Basin (37.763162, 27.83378)

MNCN_N786 (COI, 16S)

MNCN_N797 (COI, 16S)

MNCN_N794 (COI, 16S)

MNCN_N795 (COI, 16S)

MNCN_N796 (COI, 16S)

GCMAE_C02-6 (COI)

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