Duck mussel

The duck mussel (Anodonta anatina) is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

Duck mussel
A live individual of the duck mussel, Anodonta anatina
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Unionida
Family:	Unionidae
Genus:	Anodonta
Species:	A. anatina
Binomial name
Anodonta anatina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Subspecies
A. a. anatina (L., 1758) A. a. attenuata Held, 1836 A. a. radiata (O.F.Müller, 1774)
Distribution of Anodonta anatina in Europe.
Synonyms
Anodonta piscinalis Nilsson, 1823

Description

See Animalbase below (external link).

Right and left valve of the same specimen:

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  Right valve
• 
  Left valve

Distribution

The native distribution of this species is European-Siberian.

• Croatia
• Czech Republic – in Bohemia, in Moravia,^[2] least concern (LC)^[3]
• Germany – (Arten der Vorwarnliste)^[4] Listed as specially protected species in annex 1 of the Bundesartenschutzverordnung.
• Great Britain
  • Isle of Man – National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland found at Lhen mouth (1922–25) and at Guilcagh (1985). Not protected by Wildlife Act 1990.
• Ireland – recorded through much of the country^[5]
• Netherlands – yes^[6]
• Russia – Northwest European Russia to Siberia^[1]
• Slovakia^[2]
• Sweden – it is the most widely distributed large freshwater bivalve in Sweden^[7]
• Spain^[8]
• Finland^[1]