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Duck mussel

Duck mussel

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Bivalvia
Order
Unionoida
Family
Unionidae
Genus
Anodonta
SPECIES
Anodonta anatina

The duck mussel (Anodonta anatina ) is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

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Appearance

See Animalbase below (external link).

Photos with Duck mussel

PRESERVED_SPECIMEN; Anodonta marsolinae Bourguignat, 1890; Type status: SYNTYPE; Identified by: N/A; Individual count: 1; Event date: N/A
PRESERVED_SPECIMEN; Anodonta miranella Bourguignat, 1884; Type status: LECTOTYPE; Identified by: N/A; Individual count: 1; Event date: N/A
PRESERVED_SPECIMEN; Anodonta thibauti Servain, 1890; Type status: SYNTYPE; Identified by: N/A; Individual count: 1; Event date: N/A
PRESERVED_SPECIMEN; Anodonta marsolinae Bourguignat, 1890; Type status: SYNTYPE; Identified by: N/A; Individual count: 1; Event date: N/A
PRESERVED_SPECIMEN; Anodonta labelliformis Locard, 1890; Type status: LECTOTYPE; Identified by: N/A; Individual count: 1; Event date: N/A
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Distribution

Geography

Continents
Europe, Asia
Countries
China, Spain, Portugal, France, Finland, United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Show More Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Czech Republic Show Less
Regions
Kamchatka
Biogeographical realms
Palearctic

The native distribution of this species is European-Siberian.

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  • Croatia
  • Czech Republic - in Bohemia, in Moravia, least concern (LC)
  • Germany
    • Germany - (Arten der Vorwarnliste )
    • Listed as specially protected species in annex 1 of the Bundesartenschutzverordnung.
  • Great Britain
  • Isle of Man - found at Lhen mouth (1922–25) and at Guilcagh (1985). Not protected by Wildlife Act 1990.
  • Ireland - found sporadically throughout the Shannon-Erne waterways and in Lough Neagh
  • Netherlands - yes
  • Russia
    • Sverdlovsk oblast - yes
  • Slovakia
  • Sweden - it is the most widely distributed large freshwater bivalve in Sweden
  • Spain
  • Finland

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Duck mussel habitat map

Biome

Freshwater
Wetlands
Anthropogenic biome
Duck mussel habitat map
Duck mussel
Francisco Welter-Schultes
Public Domain Dedication (CC0)
PRESERVED_SPECIMEN; Anodonta jurana Locard, 1890; Type status: LECTOTYPE; Identified by: N/A; Individual count: 1; Event date: N/A

Habits and Lifestyle

Diet and Nutrition

PRESERVED_SPECIMEN; Anodonta mea Bourguignat, 1890; Type status: SYNTYPE; Identified by: N/A; Individual count: 1; Event date: N/A

Population

Population Trend
Decreasing
POPULATION STATUS
Least concern (LC)
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References

1. Duck mussel Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_mussel
2. Duck mussel on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/155667/21400363

Included in Lists

Wetlands animals of United Kingdom
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