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Unio (bivalve)
''Unio'' is a genus of medium-sized freshwater mussels, Aquatic animal, aquatic bivalve mollusc, 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. ''Unio'' is the Type (zoology), type genus of the family (biology), family Unionidae. Species Species in the genus ''Unio'' include: *''Unio abyssinicus'' Martens, 1866 *''Unio bruguierianus'' Bourguignat, 1853 *''Unio caffer'' Krauss, 1848 *''Unio cariei'' – extinctBouchet, P. & von Cosel, R. 1996.Unio cariei 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007. (no longer recognised) *''Unio courtillieri'' Hattemann, 1859 *''Unio crassus'' Philipsson, 1788 (Thick shelled river mussel) - near threatened *''Unio damascensis'' Lea, 1863 *''Unio delicatus'' Lea, 1863 *''Unio delphinus'' Spengler, 1793 *''Unio dembeae'' Reeve, 1865 *''Unio durieui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unio Pictorum
''Unio pictorum'', the painter's mussel, is a species of medium-sized freshwater mussel, an Aquatic animal, aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family (biology), family Unionidae, the river mussels. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Unio pictorum (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=234102 on 2023-01-09 This species lives in Europe. It is called the "painter's mussel" because the shell was historically used as a conveniently sized and shaped receptacle for holding artist's paint. ;Subspecies: * † ''Unio pictorum alexeevi'' Mangikian, 1929 * † ''Unio pictorum pseudorumanus'' Chepalyga, 1967 * † ''Unio pictorum rumanoides'' Chepalyga, 1967 Synonyms * L''imnium pictorum''(Linnaeus, 1758) · * ''Lymnium pictorum'' (Linnaeus, 1758) · * ''Mya nodosa'' Gmelin, 1791 (a junior synonym) * ''Mya ovalis'' Philipsson, 1788 (a junior synonym) * ''Mya pictorum'' Linnaeus, 1758 (origina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
