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Unio tumidus

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Unio tumidus, the swollen river mussel, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unio_tumidus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	9551088	https://www.gbif.org/species/9551088

Rank

species

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : Unio tumidus

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Bivalvia	Linnaeus 1758
-	Eubivalvia	Carter 2011
subclass	Autobranchia
infraclass	Heteroconchia
-	Uniomorphi	Gray 1854
-	Unioni	Gray 1854
-	Unionata	Gray 1854
order	Unionida
suborder	Unionidina	Gray 1854
superfamily	Unionoidea
family	Unionidae	Rafinesque 1820
subfamily	Unioninae	Fleming 1828
genus	Unio	Philipsson 1788
species	Unio tumidus	Philipsson 1788

Generic Name

Unio

Scientific Name

Unio tumidus Philipsson, 1788

Name Published In

Philipsson, Laurentius M. 1788. Dissertatio historico-naturalis sistens nova testaceorum genera. Typ. Berlingianis, Lundae.: 1-23.

Common Name(s)

Aufgeblasene Flussmuschel, Große Flussmuschel, Bolle Stroommossel, Spetsig Målarmussla, Swollen River Mussel, Tilspidset Malermusling

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unio_tumidus

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Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)
Unio tumidus borcherdingi subspecies	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio tumidus depressus subspecies	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio tumidus lauterborni subspecies	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio tumidus muelleri subspecies	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio tumidus rhenanus subspecies	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unio tumidus tumidus subspecies	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Unio gerstfeldtianus Clessin, 1880	GBIF	species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio gerstfeldtianus*
Mya ovata Donovan, 1802	GBIF	species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Mya ovata*
Unio tumidus picta Beck, 1863	GBIF	subspecies	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio tumidus picta*
Unio tumidus natermanni Honigmann, 1914	GBIF	subspecies	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio tumidus natermanni*
Unio rhenanus Kobelt, 1886	GBIF	species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio rhenanus*
Unio edyus Bourguignat, 1882	GBIF	species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio edyus*
Unio conus compressissima Mörch, 1863	GBIF	subspecies	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio conus compressissima*
Unio tumidus solidus Zelebor, 1851	GBIF	subspecies	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio tumidus solidus*
Unio levoiturieri Locard, 1893	GBIF	species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio levoiturieri*
Unio macrorhynchus Borcherding, 1889	GBIF	species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio macrorhynchus*
Unio tumidus godetiana Clessin, 1887	GBIF	subspecies	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio tumidus godetiana*
Unio bardus Servain, 1881	GBIF	species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio bardus*
Unio pictorum vinceleus de Joannis, 1859	GBIF	subspecies	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio pictorum vinceleus*
Unio vinceloti cuneiformis Germain, 1904	GBIF	subspecies	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio vinceloti cuneiformis*
Unio tumidulus Locard, 1889	GBIF	species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio tumidulus*
Unio tumidus borysthenensis Kobelt, 1880	GBIF	subspecies	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio tumidus borysthenensis*
Unio robianoi Malzine, 1867	GBIF	species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio robianoi*
Unio tumidus fridmani Zhadin, 1938	GBIF	subspecies	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio tumidus fridmani*
Unio tumidus falcatulus Drouët, 1881	GBIF	subspecies	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio tumidus falcatulus*
Unio tumidus rohrmanni Kobelt, 1880	GBIF	subspecies	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio tumidus rohrmanni*
Unio lacrymiformis Locard, 1893	GBIF	species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio lacrymiformis*
Unio pictorum niger de Joannis, 1859	GBIF	subspecies	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio pictorum niger*
Unio tumidus okae Kobelt & Haas, 1911	GBIF	subspecies	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio tumidus okae*
Unio vinceloti Germain, 1904	GBIF	species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio vinceloti*
Unio tumidus corrosus Zelebor, 1851	GBIF	subspecies	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio tumidus corrosus*
Unio elboviensis Locard, 1893	GBIF	species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio elboviensis*
Unio fourneli Bourguignat, 1882	GBIF	species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio fourneli*
Unio pictorum maxima Mörch, 1863	GBIF	subspecies	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio pictorum maxima*
Unio tumidus kobeltianus Zhadin, 1938	GBIF	subspecies	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio tumidus kobeltianus*
Unio tumidus incurvatus Colbeau, 1868	GBIF	subspecies	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio tumidus incurvatus*
Unio spengeli Bourguignat, 1888	GBIF	species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio spengeli*
Unio alpecanus Bourguignat, 1882	GBIF	species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio alpecanus*
Unio conus compressa Mörch, 1863	GBIF	subspecies	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio conus compressa*
Unio conus Spengler, 1793	GBIF	species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio conus*
Unio giberti Locard, 1889	GBIF	species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio giberti*
Unio tumidus limicola Mörch, 1863	GBIF	subspecies	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio tumidus limicola*
Unio catinulus Locard, 1893	GBIF	species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio catinulus*
Unio tumidus minor Drouët, 1881	GBIF	subspecies	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio tumidus minor*
Mya ovalis Montagu, 1803	GBIF	species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Mya ovalis*
Unio aldemaricus Locard, 1889	GBIF	species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio aldemaricus*
Unio anabaenus Servain, 1888	GBIF	species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio anabaenus*
Unio tumidus succinctus Hilbert, 1912	GBIF	subspecies	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio tumidus succinctus*
Unio inflata Hecart, 1833	GBIF	species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio inflata*
Unio borcherdingi Bourguignat, 1889	GBIF	species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio borcherdingi*
Mysca solida Turton, 1822	GBIF	species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Mysca solida*
Unio tumidus moltshanovi Zhadin, 1938	GBIF	subspecies	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio tumidus moltshanovi*
Unio limaniae Dupuy, 1852	GBIF	species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio limaniae*
Unio rothomagensis Locard, 1893	GBIF	species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio rothomagensis*
Unio tumidus heckingi Colbeau, 1868	GBIF	subspecies	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio tumidus heckingi*
Unio muelleri Rossmässler, 1838	GBIF	species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio muelleri*
Unio mulierum Servain, 1888	GBIF	species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio mulierum*
Unio schroederi Bourguignat, 1885	GBIF	species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio schroederi*
Unio lauterborni Haas, 1909	GBIF	species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio lauterborni*
Unio tumidus borysthenicus Servain, 1888	GBIF	subspecies	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio tumidus borysthenicus*
Unio tumidus ilekensis Kobelt, 1912	GBIF	subspecies	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio tumidus ilekensis*
Unio tumidus saccatus Rossmässler, 1859	GBIF	subspecies	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio tumidus saccatus*
Unio tumidus bashkiricus Zhadin, 1938	GBIF	subspecies	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio : *Unio tumidus bashkiricus*

References

Karlsson, Anna (2004) Mollusker - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 336 Addition to the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology of the specific names of one hundred and twenty-two non-marine species of the phylum Mollusca.Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 10(3), 77-108 (1955) - via Official Lists and Indexes of Names in Zoology

Retzius A.J. (1788). Dissertatio historico-naturalis sistens nova testaceorum genera. Quam præside D. M. Andr. J. Retzio (...) ad publicum examen defert Laurentius Münter Philipsson. 4+23 pp. Lund. - via World Register of Marine Species

Klishko, O.; Lopes-Lima, M.; Froufe, E.; Bogan, A.; Vasiliev, L.; Yanovich, L. (2017). Taxonomic reassessment of the freshwater mussel genus Unio (Bivalvia: Unionidae) in Russia and Ukraine based on morphological and molecular data. Zootaxa. 4286(1): 93-112. - via World Register of Marine Species

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. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

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. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Gittenberger et al. (2004) - via Taxa Watermanagement the Netherlands (TWN)

PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points - via Catalogue of Life

Killeen, I. et al. (2004) - via Taxa Watermanagement the Netherlands (TWN)

Cole, T. C. H. (2017) Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English: 2017. Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp - via Catalogue of Life

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