- The
Unionidae are a
family of
freshwater mussels, the
largest in the
order Unionida, the
bivalve molluscs sometimes known as
river mussels, or simply...
- medium-sized
freshwater mussels,
aquatic bivalve mollusks in the
family Unionidae, the
river mussels. They are
found throughout Europe, Africa, and the...
-
freshwater bivalves include seven families, the
largest of
which are the
Unionidae, with
about 700 species. The
taxonomic term
Bivalvia was
first used by...
- fauna, with
about 90
species in the
primary family of
native mussels (
Unionidae).
Several of
these species were
extirpated during the
construction of...
-
largest species of
freshwater bivalves is the swan mussel, in the
family Unionidae; it can grow to a
length of 20 cm, and
usually lives in
lakes or slow...
-
species of
freshwater mussel, an
aquatic bivalve mollusk in the
family Unionidae, the
river mussels.
Subspecies Unio
mancus mancus Lamarck, 1819 Unio mancus...
- all)
species of
freshwater mussels in the
order Unionida, the
families Unionidae and Margaritiferidae. The
unique luster of
pearls depends upon the reflection...
-
oysters of
family Ostreidae or the
freshwater pearl mussels of the
families Unionidae and Margaritiferidae.
Pinctada margaritifera and P.
maxima are used for...
- of some
freshwater mussels,
aquatic bivalve mollusks in the
families Unionidae and Margaritiferidae, the
river mussels and
European freshwater pearl...
-
Anodonta is a
genus of
freshwater mussels in the
family Unionidae, the
river mussels.
Species in this
genus include:
Anodonta anatina Linné, 1758 – duck...
