The Unionidae are a family of freshwater mussels, the largest in the order Unionida, the bivalve molluscs sometimes known as river mussels, or simply...

largest species of freshwater bivalves is the swan mussel from the family Unionidae; it can grow to a length of 20 cm (7.9 in), and usually lives in lakes...

freshwater bivalves include seven families, the largest of which are the Unionidae, with about 700 species. The taxonomic term Bivalvia was first used by...

Botswana molluscs are represented by 63 native species (13 bivalves, 24 freshwater snails, 24 land snails and two slugs) and by four introduced species:...

and Sphaeriidae, are endemic (the only other family in the lake is the Unionidae with a single nonendemic species). The endemic bivalves are mainly found...

species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This is a rare species found solely in North America's...

fauna, with about 90 species in the primary family of native mussels (Unionidae). Several of these species were extirpated during the construction of...

oysters of family Ostreidae or the freshwater pearl mussels of the families Unionidae and Margaritiferidae. Pinctada margaritifera and P. maxima are used for...

all) species of freshwater mussels in the order Unionida, the families Unionidae and Margaritiferidae. The unique luster of pearls depends upon the reflection...

Anodonta is a genus of freshwater mussels in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. Species in this genus include: Anodonta anatina Linné, 1758 – duck...

This is a list of North American animals extinct in the Holocene that covers extinctions from the Holocene epoch, a geologic epoch that began about 11...

medium-sized freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. They are found throughout Europe, Africa, and the...

mussel (Anodonta anatina) is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. See Animalbase below (external link). Right and left...

a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae. It contains only two critically endangered species, both endemic to river...

of some freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the families Unionidae and Margaritiferidae, the river mussels and European freshwater pearl...

The shiny pigtoe (Fusconaia cor) is a species of bivalve in the family Unionidae. It is endemic to the United States. The shiny pigtoe has been eliminated...

1540 pp. 1914. Part I. Unionidae Truncilla - Margaritana 1914. Part II. Unionidae, Unio - Nodularia. 1914. Part III. Unionidae, Harmandia - Diplodon....

species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. Anodonta californiensis have thin, elliptical shells...

Amblema species in North America, both members of the related family Unionidae; pearls are also found within species in the genus Unio. The interior...

species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. It is native to Alabama and Tennessee in the southeastern...

serve as a host to the glochidia—larvae of freshwater mussels of family Unionidae—of Cyclonaias tuberculata, Tritogonia verrucosa and Strophitus undulatus...

Pseudodon is a genus of bivalvia of the Unionidae family that is native to East and Southeast Asia. There are 14 recognized species. The taxon was described...

Tertiary Formation,” which was never completed. A “Monography of the Family Unionidae” was issued between 1835 and 1847. The lithographed plates in his publications...

a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. Species within the genus Actinonais include: Mucket...

Ptychobranchus fasciolaris is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. Its common name is kidneyshell. This species is native...

species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. Subspecies Unio mancus mancus Lamarck, 1819 Unio mancus...

species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is native to North America, where it...

This is a list of Madagascar and Indian Ocean Island animals extinct in the Holocene that covers extinctions from the Holocene epoch, a geologic epoch...

(Ptychobranchus greenii) is a species of freshwater mussel, in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. It is endemic to Alabama in the United States, where...

species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. Because of its morphological variability and its wide...