Anodonta


Anodonta is a genus of freshwater mussels in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

Species (and previous species)

Species in this genus include:
  • Anodonta anatina Linné, 1758 - duck mussel
  • Anodonta beringiana Middendorff, 1851 - Yukon floater; now Beringiana beringiana
  • Anodonta californiensis I. Lea, 1852 - California floater
  • Anodonta cataracta Say, 1817 - eastern floater; now Pyganodon cataracta
  • Anodonta cowperiana I. Lea, 1840 - barrel floater
  • Anodonta cygnea Linné, 1758 - swan mussel
  • Anodonta dejecta Lewis, 1875 - woebegone floater; synonym for A. californiensis
  • Anodonta gibbosa Say, 1824 - inflated floater; now Pyganodon gibbosa
  • Anodonta hartfieldorum J. D. Williams, Bogan & Garner, 2009 - Cypress Floater
  • Anodonta heardi M. E. Gordon and Hoeh, 1995 - Apalachicola floater; now Utterbackia heardi
  • Anodonta imbecillis Say, 1829 - Paper pondshell ; now Utterbackia imbecillis
  • Anodonta implicata Say, 1829 - alewife floater; now Utterbackiana implicata
  • Anodonta kennerlyi I. Lea, 1860 - western floater
  • Anodonta nuttalliana Lea, 1838 - winged floater
  • Anodonta oregonensis I. Lea, 1838 - Oregon floater
  • Anodonta peggyae Johnson, 1965 - Florida floater; now Utterbackia peggyae
  • Anodonta pseudodopsis Locard, 1883 - synonym for A. anatina
  • Anodonta suborbiculata Say, 1831 - flat floater; now Utterbackiana suborbiculata
  • Anodonta wahlamatensis I. Lea, 1838 - Willamette floater; synonym for ''Anodonta nuttalliana''