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Common river mussel

Unio crassus Philipsson, 1788

Status not recordedmolluscs

The common river mussel (Unio crassus) is a species in the order Unionida.

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Quick facts about the common river mussel

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
freshwater
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the common river mussel live?

Not recorded

Is the common river mussel endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the common river mussel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderUnionida
  5. genusUnio
  6. SpeciesUnio crassus Philipsson, 1788

Synonyms Crassunio crassus, Mya batava, Unio adonus, Unio ampullaceus, Unio andegavensis, Unio andeliacus, Unio araxenus, Unio arenarum, Unio ater, Unio ater irgizlaicus, Unio ater var. irgizlaicus, Unio aturicus, Unio badiellus, Unio badius, Unio balbignyanus, Unio baroni, Unio batavellus, Unio batavellus perconvexus, Unio batavus, Unio batavus acutus, Unio batavus albensis, Unio batavus badensis, Unio batavus baraceus, Unio batavus belgicus, Unio batavus elongatus, Unio batavus gibbosus, Unio batavus longus, Unio batavus minimus, Unio batavus ondovensis, Unio batavus pseudoconsentaneus, Unio batavus radiata, Unio batavus sabulosus, Unio batavus sarratinus, Unio batavus senotius, Unio batavus sinuatus, Unio batavus squamosus, Unio batavus taunica, Unio batavus var. belgicus, Unio batavus var. incurvatus, Unio batavus var. ponderosa, Unio batavus var. rivularis, Unio batavus var. rufescens, Unio baudoni, Unio besnardi, Unio besnardianus, Unio bosnicus, Unio brevierei, Unio brevirostris, Unio byzantinus, Unio cantianus, Unio carantoni, Unio carcasinus, Unio caroliensis, Unio castaneus, Unio catalaunicus, Unio caumonti, Unio chardoni, Unio colchicus, Unio consentaneus elongatus, Unio corrugata, Unio crassatellus, Unio crassissimus, Unio crassulus, Unio crassus, Unio crassus batavus, Unio crassus chlebnikovi, Unio crassus heimburgi, Unio crassus ishmensis, Unio crassus maximus, Unio crassus okae, Unio crassus ornatus, Unio crassus polonicus, Unio crassus rubens, Unio crassus thuringiacus, Unio crassus var. ishmensis, Unio crassus var. maximus, Unio crassus var. okae, Unio crassus var. requienformis, Unio croaticus, Unio cyprinorum, Unio cytherea, Unio danemorae, Unio decurvatus, Unio diptychus, Unio dokici, Unio drouetii, Unio dubisianus, Unio dubisiopsis, Unio duregicus, Unio elegans, Unio ellipsopsis, Unio euthymeanus, Unio feliciani, Unio financei, Unio fusculus, Unio gallensteini, Unio gliscerus, Unio gregorii, Unio hamburgiensis, Unio hattemani, Unio ignari, Unio ignariformis, Unio ingrandiensis, Unio irenjensis, Unio irgizlaica, Unio irgizlaicus, Unio jurianus, Unio kungurensis, Unio kungurensis chlebnikowi, Unio kungurensis irenjensis, Unio kungurensis sylwensis, Unio kungurensis var. chlebnikovi, Unio kungurensis var. irenjensis, Unio kungurensis var. sylwensis, Unio lambottei, Unio lancelevei, Unio lemotheuxi, Unio lemovicincae, Unio ligericus, Unio ligericus subsinuatus, Unio littoralis var. minor, Unio locardianus, Unio macrorhynchus, Unio mariae, Unio materniacus, Unio matronicus, Unio melantatus, Unio melas, Unio mengrelicus, Unio merdiger, Unio mingrelicus, Unio mingrelicus stevenianiformis, Unio mingrelicus var. gregorii, Unio mingrelicus var. sobriewskii, Unio mingrelicus var. stevenianiformis, Unio minutulus, Unio musivus, Unio neocomensis, Unio nessorhynchus, Unio nicolloni, Unio nubilus, Unio occidentalis, Unio orbus, Unio ostiorum, Unio oxyrhynchus, Unio piscinalis, Unio planus, Unio potamius, Unio pseudolitoralis, Unio pseudolittoralis, Unio pseudolittoralis curonicus, Unio pseudolittoralis var. curonicus, Unio raddei, Unio raddei koutaisiana, Unio retusa, Unio riparia, Unio rivalis, Unio rivularis, Unio roseni, Unio rubens, Unio rugatus, Unio ryckholti cuneata, Unio ryckholtii, Unio sanderi, Unio sandriopsis, Unio savensis, Unio seneauxi, Unio septentrionalis, Unio sequanicus, Unio serbicus, Unio sieversi kobelti, Unio sinuolata, Unio sobrievskii, Unio sobriewskii, Unio socardianus, Unio stepanoffi, Unio stevenianiformis, Unio stevenianus, Unio striatulus, Unio striolatus, Unio subamnicus, Unio subrobustus, Unio subrobustus curta, Unio surraulti, Unio szegedensis, Unio tiguricus, Unio truncatulus, Unio tumidus f. elegans, Unio turicus, Unio valliericus, Unio vegesackensis, Unio ventricosus, Unio vescoi conemenosi, Unio visurgisinus

Other names and names in other languages (27)
  • Common central European river musselEnglish
  • Thick shelled river musselEnglish
  • Thick-shelled musselEnglish
  • بلح البحر النهري سميك الصدفةArabic
  • Овална речна мидаBulgarian
  • velevrub tupýCzech
  • Lille malermuslingDanish
  • BachmuschelGerman
  • paks jõekarpEstonian
  • vuollejokisimpukkaFinnish
  • Mulette épaisseFrench
  • Obična lisankaCroatian
  • tompa folyamkagylóHungarian
  • Ovalioji geldutėLithuanian
  • Biezā perlamutreneLatvian
  • Dikke stroommosselDutch
  • Skójka gruboskorupowaPolish
  • Толстая перловицаRussian
  • korýtko riečneSlovak
  • potočni škržekSlovenian
  • tjockskalig målarmusslaSwedish
  • Перлівниця товстаUkrainian
  • Tykskallet malermuslingDanish
  • Gemeine FlussmuschelGerman
  • Kleine FlussmuschelGerman
  • Bataafse stroommosselDutch
  • Перловица овальнаяRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the common river mussel

Other species in the same genus Unio.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Common river mussel (Unio crassus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-river-mussel

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BibTeX
@misc{common_river_mussel_2026,
  title = {Common river mussel (Unio crassus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-river-mussel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}