Anodonta pseudodopsis

Anodonta pseudodopsis is a species of medium-sized freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. It is now no longer accepted as a species,^[2] instead, being synonymous with A. anatina.

Anodonta pseudodopsis
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Unionida
Family:	Unionidae
Genus:	Anodonta
Species:	A. pseudodopsis
Binomial name
Anodonta pseudodopsis Locard, 1883
Synonyms
Gabillotia pseudodopsis

Distribution

This species is found only within the basin of the Orontes River, in Syria, Turkey, and possibly Lebanon. It was last seen in Gölbaşı Lake. Its survival is threatened by water extraction, pollution, wetland draining, and the construction of dams.