Duck mussel | |
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A live individual of the duck mussel, Anodonta anatina | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Unionoida |
Family: | Unionidae |
Genus: | Anodonta |
Species: | A. anatina |
Binomial name | |
Anodonta anatina (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Synonyms | |
Anodonta piscinalis Nilsson, 1823 |
Anodonta piscinalis Nilsson, 1823
The duck mussel, scientific name Anodonta anatina, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
See Animalbase below (external link).
The native distribution of this species is European-Siberian.