The Unionidae are a family of freshwater mussels, the largest in the order Unionida, the bivalve molluscs sometimes known as river mussels, or simply...
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largest species of freshwater bivalves is the swan mussel from the family Unionidae; it can grow to a length of 20 cm (7.9 in), and usually lives in lakes...
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freshwater bivalves include seven families, the largest of which are the Unionidae, with about 700 species. The taxonomic term Bivalvia was first used by...
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species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This is a rare species found solely in North America's...
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fauna, with about 90 species in the primary family of native mussels (Unionidae). Several of these species were extirpated during the construction of...
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Unio (bivalve) (category Unionidae stubs)
medium-sized freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. They are found throughout Europe, Africa, and the...
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all) species of freshwater mussels in the order Unionida, the families Unionidae and Margaritiferidae. The unique luster of pearls depends upon the reflection...
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oysters of family Ostreidae or the freshwater pearl mussels of the families Unionidae and Margaritiferidae. Pinctada margaritifera and P. maxima are used for...
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mussel (Anodonta anatina) is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. See Animalbase below (external link). Right and left...
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salamander. The river is especially rich in rare freshwater mussels (Unionidae), including three federally listed endangered species: the Ochlockonee...
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