Microcondylaea bonellii

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Microcondylaea bonellii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Microcondylaea
Species:
M. bonellii
Binomial name
Microcondylaea bonellii
(Férussac, 1827)

Microcondylaea bonellii is a species of bivalve belonging to the family Unionidae. The species is endemic to South Europe. [1] [2]

Microcondylaea bonellii is a freshwater bivalve occurring in both rivers and lakes. It was known from Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Lake Ohrid in Albania/North Macedonia, and Greece. However, it is extinct in Switzerland and Greece and possibly extinct in Lake Ohrid. Small populations remain in northern Italy, Slovenia, Montenegro, Albania and Croatia. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Riccardi, N., Lopes-Lima, M. & Prié, V. (2024). "Microcondylaea bonellii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2024 e.T155595A135543926. Retrieved 30 July 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. "Microcondylaea bonellii (Férussac, 1827)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 28 October 2021.