We in Europe have:
Anodonta anatina
Anodonta cygnea
Pseudanodonta complanata
well known representatives of the Genus Anodonta
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> >Is the genus Anodonta no longer used for any species?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Linda Bush
> >
>
> Anodonta has been split based on genetic evidence. North America now has
> Anodonta, Utterbackia, and Pyganodon.  Much of this is based on the work
of
> my colleague Randy Hoeh, now at Kent State here in Ohio. My own studies of
> fossil mussels suggests that eastern anodontines are related to European
> species, while western ones are derived from Asia (the same for
> Margaritifera), so I support the splitting. Further splitting world wide
> will be needed to capture the phylogeny of this group.
>
> The watershed paper is:
>
> Hoeh, W.R. 1990. Phylogenetic relationships among Eastern North American
> Anodonta (Bivalvia: Unionidae). Malacological Review 23(1-2):63-82.
>
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