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Anodonta

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Anodonta is a genus of freshwater mussels in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

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Anodonta is a genus of freshwater bivalve mollusks belonging to the family Unionidae. It is classified within the order Unionida, class Bivalvia, and phylum Mollusca. The genus was described by Lamarck in 1799 and is currently accepted in taxonomic records. Common names for these organisms include floaters, with one species specifically known as the Giant Floater.

Records indicate that Anodonta is not extinct. Specimens have been documented in the United States, with collections held by institutions such as PRI, SDNHM, and RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE. The genus has been the subject of 445 publications in PubMed and has received 8,977 observations on iNaturalist.

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Species

floaters

KINGDOM

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumMollusca
  3. ClassBivalvia
  4. OrderUnionida
  5. FamilyUnionidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations8,977
Observations recorded3,012,139,120

Anodonta es un género de mejillones, moluscos bivalvos de la familia Unionidae.​

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
710
With media
417
Family
Unionidae
Collections
PRI, SDNHM, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE
Recorded in
United States

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Image
Anodonta anatina1.jpg
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taxon name
Anodonta
taxon rank
genus
Commons category
Anodonta
topic's main category
Category:Anodonta
taxon common name
brezzobka
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Species (and previous species)
  • References
  • External links

Anodonta is a genus of freshwater mussels in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

==Species (and previous species)== Species in this genus include: Anodonta anatina Linné, 1758 – duck mussel Anodonta beringiana Middendorff, 1851 – Yukon floater; now Beringiana beringiana Anodonta californiensis I. Lea, 1852 – California floater Anodonta cataracta Say, 1817 – eastern floater; now Pyganodon cataracta Anodonta cowperiana I. Lea, 1840 – barrel floater Anodonta cygnea Linné, 1758 – swan mussel Anodonta dejecta Lewis, 1875 – woebegone floater; synonym for A. californiensis Anodonta gibbosa Say, 1824 – inflated floater; now Pyganodon gibbosa Anodonta hartfieldorum J. D. Williams, Bogan & Garner, 2009 - Cypress Floater Anodonta heardi M. E. Gordon and Hoeh, 1995 – Apalachicola floater; now Utterbackia heardi Anodonta imbecillis Say, 1829 – Paper pondshell ; now Utterbackia imbecillis Anodonta implicata Say, 1829 – alewife floater; now Utterbackiana implicata Anodonta kennerlyi I. Lea, 1860 – western floater Anodonta nuttalliana Lea, 1838 – winged floater Anodonta oregonensis I. Lea, 1838 – Oregon floater Anodonta peggyae Johnson, 1965 – Florida floater; now Utterbackia peggyae Anodonta pseudodopsis Locard, 1883 – synonym for A. anatina Anodonta suborbiculata Say, 1831 - flat floater; now Utterbackiana suborbiculata Anodonta wahlamatensis I. Lea, 1838 – Willamette floater; synonym for Anodonta nuttalliana

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