Mussel

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

Species

Species in this genus include:

• Anodonta anatina Linné, 1758 – duck mussel
• Anodonta beringiana Middendorff, 1851 – Yukon floater
• Anodonta californiensis I. Lea, 1852 – California floater
• Anodonta cataracta Say, 1817 – eastern floater
• Anodonta couperiana I. Lea, 1840 – barrel floater
• Anodonta cygnea Linné, 1758 – swan mussel
• Anodonta dejecta Lewis, 1875 – woebegone floater
• Anodonta gibbosa Say, 1824
• Anodonta hartfieldorum
• Anodonta heardi M. E. Gordon and Hoeh, 1995 – Apalachicola floater
• Anodonta imbecillis Say, 1829 synonym Utterbackia imbecillis ^[1]
• Anodonta implicata Say, 1829 – alewife floater
• Anodonta kennerlyi I. Lea, 1860 – western floater
• Anodonta nuttalliana Lea, 1838 – winged floater
• Anodonta oregonensis I. Lea, 1838 – Oregon floater
• Anodonta peggyae Johnson, 1965
• Anodonta pseudodopsis Locard, 1883
• Anodonta suborbiculata Say, 1831 – flat floater
• Anodonta wahlamatensis I. Lea, 1838 – Willamette floater; synonym for Anodonta nuttalliana^[2]

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