Depressed river mussel

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Depressed river mussel
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Left valve of Pseudanodonta complanata showing close-up of rugae on the umbo
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Pseudanodonta
Species:
P. complanata
Binomial name
Pseudanodonta complanata
(Rossmässler, 1835)
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Distribution of Pseudanodonta complanata in Europe.
Synonyms

Anodonta complanataRossmässler, 1835

The depressed river mussel Pseudanodonta complanata 2.jpg
The depressed river mussel
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10 live individuals of the depressed river mussel

The depressed river mussel or compressed river mussel, Pseudanodonta complanata, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. The species name comes from the flattened shape of its shell.

This species is found throughout northern Europe, but it is endangered throughout its range.

While the survival of this species is thought to be threatened by pollution and the dredging of the slow-moving channels of water in which it lives, the species is also said to be "easily overlooked" (it can be confused with Anodonta anatina or juvenile Anodonta cygnea ) and thus it may be actually be more prevalent than current records show.

Distribution

Its native distribution is European. It has been recorded from:

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