The freshwater molluscs of Serbia: Annotated checklist with remarks on distribution and protection status
Author
Marković, Vanja
Author
Gojšina, Vukašin
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Novaković, Boris
Author
Božanić, Milenka
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Stojanović, Katarina
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Karan-Žnidaršič, Tamara
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Živić, Ivana
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Zootaxa
2021
2021-07-16
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83.
Anodonta anatina
(
Linnaeus, 1758
)
Findings in
Serbia
.
Anodonta ventricosa
: Droüet
(1881, 1884);
Dokić (1882)
.
Anodonta opalina
: Droüet
(1881, 1884);
Dokić (1882)
.
Anodonta maesica
: Droüet
(1881, 1884);
Dokić (1882)
.
Anodonta rostrata
: Droüet
(1881, 1884);
Dokić (1882)
.
Anodonta anatina
:
Tadić (1960)
;
Simić
et al.
(2006)
;
Paunović
et al.
(2005
,
2007
a
, 2008);
Tomović
et al.
(2010
b
, 2012, 2013
b
, 2014);
Martinović-Vitanović
et al.
(2007
, 2013).
Common name
. Duck mussel.
Morphology
. Large bivalve. The dorsal margin of shell is strongly divergent from the mid axis, the ventral margin is rounded. Dimensions are up to
150 mm
in length,
60 mm
in height, and
35 mm
in depth. For more details see
Welter-Schultes (2012: 8
, figure in the middle of the page).
Distribution and ecology
. Palearctic species preferring a muddy substrate in flowing waters, but it could be found in lakes, reservoirs and ponds (Lopes-Lima 2014). They could be found up to
1800 m
.a.s.l., higher than any other freshwater mussel. Quite common in
Serbia
, it has been found along almost the entire course of the Danube. It is also detected on Sava, Tisza and Velika Morava Rivers, as well as in Nišava and Temštica Rivers (
Simić
et al.
2006
)
Other remarks
. It has known 406 nominal species as synonyms (
Graf & Cummings 2021
). On the IUCN Red List it has been assessed as LC (Killeen & Vavrova 2011).