The 2014 Mussels of the Month.
December 2014
Inversiunio 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
Cyrtonaias 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
Triplodon 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
Arcidens 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
Nitia 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
Martensnaias 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
Dromus 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
Tihkia (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 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 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 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 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. |