Unio (bivalve)

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Unio
Temporal range: Late Jurassic–Recent
Unio pictorum.jpg
A shell of Unio pictorum (Painter's mussel), anterior end towards the left
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Superfamily: Unionoidea
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Unio
Philipsson  [ se ], 1788
Species

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Synonyms
  • BatavusianaBourguignat, 1889 (superseded rank)
  • Batavusiana (Crassunio)Modell, 1964 (a junior synonym)
  • CafferiaC. T. Simpson, 1900 junior subjective synonym
  • ConsentunioJatsko, 1972 (junior subjective synonym)
  • CrassianaServain, 1882 junior subjective synonym
  • CrassunioModell, 1964 (junior objective synonym)
  • EolymniumPrashad, 1919 junior subjective synonym
  • Eolymnium (Shadininaia)Starobogatov, 1983 (a junior synonym)
  • Limnium (incorrect subsequent spelling of Lymnium)
  • LymniumMoquin-Tandon, 1856
  • Margarita (Unio)Philipsson, 1788 (reversed priority of genus-group names)
  • Margaron (Unio)Philipsson, 1788 (reversed priority of genus-group names)
  • MyscaW. Turton, 1822 junior subjective synonym
  • NemrodiaPallary, 1939 (unavailable; the name published without designating a type species)
  • NingxiaconchaQ.-H. Ma, 1991 junior subjective synonym
  • Nodularia (Cafferia)C. T. Simpson, 1900 superseded combination
  • PictunioJatsko, 1972 (junior objective synonym of Unio)
  • Unio (Bataviana)Servain, 1882 (a junior synonym)
  • Unio (Batavusiana)Bourguignat, 1889 (a junior synonym)
  • Unio (Cafferia)C. T. Simpson, 1900 superseded combination
  • Unio (Consentunio)Jatsko, 1972 (junior subjective synonym)
  • Unio (Crassiana)Servain, 1882 junior subjective synonym
  • Unio (Crassunio)Modell, 1964 (junior objective synonym)
  • Unio (Eolymnium)Prashad, 1919 junior subjective synonym
  • Unio (Limnium) [sic] (incorrect subsequent spelling of Lymnium; synonym)
  • Unio (Lymnium)Moquin-Tandon, 1856
  • Unio (Nemrodia)Pallary, 1939 (original rank)
  • Unio (Tumidunio)Jatsko, 1972
  • Unio (Tumidusiana)Locard, 1889
  • Unio (Unio)Philipsson, 1788
  • UnioneaRafinesque, 1815 (unnecessary substitute name or unjustified emendation of Unio)
  • UnisF. W. Hutton, 1883 (orthographic variant)

Unio is a genus of medium-sized freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. They are found throughout Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, with some species introduced to East Asia. Fossil species are also known from the Jurassic of North America. [1]

Contents

Unio is the type genus of the family Unionidae.

Species

Species in the genus Unio include: [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "MUSSELpdb | valid gen. Unio species". mussel-project.uwsp.edu. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  2. "Molluscabase - Unio Philipsson, 1788". www.molluscabase.org. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  3. Bouchet, P. & von Cosel, R. 1996. Unio cariei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.