Unio delphinus

Summary

Unio delphinus is a species of bivalve belonging to the family Unionidae.[1][2]

Unio delphinus
Shell of Unio delphinus (lectotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 hispanus Rossmässler, 1844 (junior synonym)
  • Unio hispanus var. sevillensis Kobelt, 1888 (junior synonym)
Native range of the species

Distribution edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ "Unio delphinus Spengler, 1793". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  2. ^ 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 edit

  • 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: