Unio delphinus

Unio delphinus
Shell of Unio delphinus (lectotype at MNHN, Paris)
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Unionida
Family:	Unionidae
Subfamily:	Unioninae
Tribe:	Unionini
Genus:	Unio
Species:	U. delphinus
Binomial name
Unio delphinus Spengler, 1793
Synonyms
Unio hispanusRossmässler, 1844 (junior synonym) Unio hispanus var. sevillensisKobelt, 1888 (junior synonym)

Native range of the species

Unio delphinus is a species of bivalve belonging to the family Unionidae. ^{[2] [3]}

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic basins of the Iberian Peninsula and Morocco

References

1. Lopes-Lima, M. & Prié, V. (2024). "Unio delphinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2024 e.T195510A95518099. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
2. "Unio delphinus Spengler, 1793". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
3. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Unio delphinus Spengler, 1793. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1355512 on 2023-01-09

• Welter-Schultes, F.W. (2012). European non-marine molluscs, a guide for species identification. Planet Poster Editions, Göttingen. A1-A3, 1–679, Q1-Q78

External links

• Spengler L. (1793). Beskrivelse over et nyt Slægt af de toskallede Konchylier, forhen af mig kaldet Chæna, saa og over det Linnéiske Slægt Mya, hvilket nøiere bestemmes, og inddeles i tvende Slægter. Skrivter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet. 3(1): 16-69, pl. 2
• Graf, D.; Cummings, K. (2019). Musselp database: The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

Right and left valve of the same specimen:

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  Right valve
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  Left valve