Anodonta cygnea Linnaeus 1767 (freshwater mussel)

Bivalvia - Unionida - Unionidae

Alternative combination: Mytilus cygneus

Belongs to Anodonta according to S. V. Wood 1850

Sister taxa: Anodonta arnoldi, Anodonta johnseni, Anodonta kettlemanensis, Anodonta liasokeuperina, Anodonta lignitica, Anodonta nitida, Anodonta truncilla

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Anodonta cygnea in the database

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