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Duck mussel
The
duck
mussel
is a
species
of
freshwater mussel
, an
aquatic
bivalve
mollusk
in the family
Unionidae
,
the river
mussels
.
Description
See
Animalbase below.
Distribution
The
native
distribution
of this species is
European-Siberian
.
Croatia
Czech Republic
- in
Bohemia
, in
Moravia
,
least concern
Germany
* Germany -
*
Listed
as specially
protected species
in
annex 1
of the
Bundesartenschutzverordnung
.
Great Britain
Isle of Man
- found at Lhen
mouth
and at Guilcagh. Not protected by
Wildlife Act 1990
.
Ireland
- found sporadically throughout the Shannon-Erne waterways and in
Lough Neagh
Netherlands
- yes
Russia
*
Sverdlovsk oblast
- yes
Slovakia
Sweden
- it is the most widely distributed large
freshwater bivalve
in Sweden
Spain
Finland