The duck mussel (Anodonta anatina) is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
Description See Animalbase below (external link).
<div align=center> Right and left valve of the same specimen:
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Distribution The native distribution of this species is European-Siberian. Croatia Czech Republic – in Bohemia, in Moravia, Horsák M., Juřičková L., Beran L., Čejka T. & Dvořák L. (2010). "Komentovaný seznam měkkýšů zjištěných ve volné přírodě České a Slovenské republiky. [Annotated list of mollusc species recorded outdoors in the Czech and Slovak Republics]". Malacologica Bohemoslovaca, Suppl. 1: 1–37. PDF. least concern (LC)Juřičková L., Horsák M. & Beran L., 2001: Check-list of the molluscs (Mollusca) of the Czech Republic. Acta Soc. Zool. Bohem., 65: 25-40. Germany – (Arten der Vorwarnliste)Glöer P. & Meier-Brook C. (2003) Süsswassermollusken. DJN, pp. 134, page 109, Listed as specially protected species in annex 1 of the Bundesartenschutzverordnung. Great Britain Isle of Man – National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland found at Lhen mouth (1922–25) and at Guilcagh (1985). Not protected by Wildlife Act 1990. Ireland – recorded through much of the country Netherlands – yes Russia – Northwest European Russia to Siberia Slovakia Sweden – it is the most widely distributed large freshwater bivalve in Sweden cited 16 February 2007 SpainAraujo et al., 2009. Finland
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External links
Anodonta anatina at Animalbase taxonomy, a short description (giving differences from Anodonta cygnea), distribution, biology, status (threats), images