Swollen river mussel
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| Unio tumidus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
The swollen river mussel, Unio tumidus, is a freshwater mussel of the family Unionidae.
[edit] Distribution and conservation status
- not mentioned in IUCN Red List - Not Evaluated (NE) [1]
Its native distribution is European.
- Czech Republic - vulnerable (VU) [2] [3]
- Germany
- Germany - high endangered (Stark gefährdet) [4]
- Germany - Listed as specially protected species in annex 1 in Bundesartenschutzverordnung.
- Latvia
- Lithuania - vulnerable
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Slovakia
- Sweden[5]
[edit] References
- ^ 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Cited February 11 2007.
- ^ Juřičková L., Horsák M. & Beran L., 2001: Check-list of the molluscs (Mollusca) of the Czech Republic. Acta Soc. Zool. Bohem., 65: 25-40.
- ^ Red List of the molluscs (Mollusca) of the Czech Republic http://mollusca.sav.sk/malacology/redlist.htm
- ^ Glöer P. & Meier-Brook C. (2003) Süsswassermollusken. DJN, pp. 134, page 109, ISBN 3-923376-02-2
- ^ Swollen river mussel - Naturhistoriska riksmuseet
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