Helmut

Pseudanodonta is not the same genus as Anodonta !!!!!!!!!

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> We in Europe have:
> Anodonta anatina
> Anodonta cygnea
> Pseudanodonta complanata
> well known representatives of the Genus Anodonta
> with best shelling greetings
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> Helmut "Helix" Nisters
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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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