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Swollen River Mussel

Unio tumidus

Classification

Family
Unionidae

Unio tumidus, the swollen river mussel, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. Subspecies † Unio tumidus ludwigi Wenz, 1922 Synonyms Distribution Its native distribution is European. Croatia Czech Republic - in Bohemia, in Moravia, vulnerable (VU) Germany Germany - high endangered (Stark gefährdet) Germany - Listed as a specially protected species in annex 1 in Bundesartenschutzverordnung.

Distribution

Dick Belgers · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 3,048Switzerland · 428Germany · 356United Kingdom · 68France · 39Luxembourg · 14Belgium · 11