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Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Mollusca
class
Bivalvia
order
Unionida
family
Margaritiferidae
genus
Margaritifera
species
Margaritifera margaritifera

Name

Synonyms
Alasmodonta arcuata Barnes, 1823
Margaretifera margaretifera
Margarita margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758)
Margaritana alleni Castro, 1899
Margaritana durrovensis (Phillips, 1928)
Margaritana fluviatilis Schumacher, 1817
Margaritana freytagi Kobelt, 1886
Margaritana margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758)
Margaritana margaritifera parvula F.Haas, 1908
Margaritana margaritifera siluriana Bloomer, 1926
Margaritana margaritifera var. borealis Westerlund, 1871
Margaritana margaritifera var. compressa Westerlund, 1873
Margaritana margaritifera var. siluriana Bloomer, 1927
Margaritana margaritifera var. ventricosa Westerlund, 1873
Margaritana michaudi Locard, 1889
Margaritana pyrenaica Bourguignat, 1889
Margaritana pyrenaica Locard, 1889
Margaritifera borealis (Westerlund, 1871)
Margaritifera durrovensis Phillips, 1928
Margaritifera elongata (Lamarck, 1819)
Homonyms
Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758)
Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names
Eastern Pearlshell in English
Eastern Pearlshell in English
Eastern Pearlshell in English
Flodperlemusling in Danish
Flussperlmuschel in German
Flußperlmuschel in German
Freshwater Pearl Mussel in English
Freshwater Pearl Mussel in English
Scottish Pearl Mussel in English
Scottish Pearl Mussel in English
Scottish pearl mussel in English
eastern pearlshell in English
freshwater pearl mussel in English
Eastern Pearlshell in English
Freshwater Pearl Mussel in English
Freshwater Pearl Mussel in English
flodpärlmussla in Swedish
flodpärlmussla in Swedish
Flussperlmuschel in German
Scottish Pearl Mussel in English
Scottish pearl mussel in English
Scottish pearl mussel in English
feusgain-neamhnaid fìor-uisge in Scottish Gaelic
feusgan-neamhnaid fìor-uisge in Scottish Gaelic
freshwater pearl mussel in English
madadh-uisge in Scottish Gaelic
madaidhean-uisge in Scottish Gaelic
slige mhadaidh in Scottish Gaelic
sligean-madaidh in Scottish Gaelic

Bibliographic References

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  2. Graf, D. & Cummings, K. (2007). Review of the systematics and global diversity of freshwater mussel species (Bivalvia: Unionoida). <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 73(4): 291-314.
  3. Graf, Daniel L., 2007: Palearctic freshwater mussel (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Unionoida) diversity and the Comparatory Method as a species concept. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, vol. 156, no. 1. 71-88.
  4. Graf, Daniel L., and Kevin S. Cummings, 2007: Review of the systematics and global diversity of freshwater mussel species (Bivalvia: Unionoida). Journal of Molluscan Studies, vol. 73, part 4. 291-314.
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  7. Gärdenfors (ed.) (1899-12-31 23:00:00) The 2010 Red List of Swedish Species
  8. Gärdenfors (ed.) (2010) Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2010
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  11. Karlsson, Anna (2004) Mollusker
  12. Karlsson, Anna (2015-03-22 23:00:00) Mollusker
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  15. Vinarski, M. V.; Kantor, Yu. I. (2016). Analytical catalogue of fresh and brackish water molluscs of Russia and adjacent countries. A. N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, 544 pp.
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