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Quick facts about Unio elongatulus
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does Unio elongatulus live?
Not recorded
Is Unio elongatulus 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 Unio elongatulus classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classBivalvia
- orderUnionida
- genusUnio
- SpeciesUnio elongatulus C. Pfeiffer, 1825
Synonyms Potamida sicula, Unio athesinus, Unio athesinus var. trilacensis, Unio benacinus, Unio bourguignatianus, Unio brachyrhynchus, Unio brianteus, Unio callichrous, Unio ceratinus, Unio copaisanus, Unio corrosus, Unio cristophori, Unio cusianus, Unio dalmaticus, Unio decipiens, Unio delpretei, Unio destructilis, Unio directus, Unio dongatulus, Unio elongatulus pallens, Unio elongatulus var. minuta, Unio eucallistellus, Unio fiscallianus, Unio fluminalis, Unio glaucinus, Unio gredleri, Unio gurkensis, Unio humerosus, Unio humerosus elongata, Unio humerosus roboretana, Unio humerosus var. elongata, Unio humerosus var. roboretana, Unio idrinus, Unio istrianus, Unio kleciaki, Unio larius, Unio lijacensis, Unio lijacensis gallensteini, Unio lijacensis var. gallensteini, Unio limosus costanus, Unio limosus var. arcensis, Unio limosus var. costanus, Unio limosus var. madranus, Unio limosus var. monticellensis, Unio limosus var. trilacensis, Unio longobardus, Unio magistri, Unio minusculus, Unio morlachicus, Unio nitidosus, Unio nitidus, Unio opisodartos, Unio ovalis var. intercedens, Unio padanus, Unio pallens, Unio pallens var. albina, Unio palustris, Unio pedemontanus, Unio petrovichii, Unio petterianus, Unio piccinellii, Unio pictorum parva, Unio pictorum var. parva, Unio quellenneci, Unio requienii blauneri, Unio requienii oriliensis, Unio requienii var. blauneri, Unio requienii var. oriliensis, Unio requienii var. sebinensis, Unio requienii var. vulgaris, Unio requienii vulgaris, Unio robustus, Unio ruffonii, Unio rusticus, Unio sandrii, Unio sandrii sericatus, Unio sandrii var. sericatus, Unio sebinensis, Unio segregatus, Unio siliquatus, Unio spinellii, Unio stephaninii, Unio strobeli, Unio subcylindricus, Unio succineus, Unio thermalis, Unio tommasii, Unio veillanensis, Unio veillanicus, Unio verbanicus, Unio villae, Unio viridiflavus
Other names and names in other languages (3)
- צדפת נחליםHebrew
- Cozza d'acqua dolceItalian
- Vongola fluviale elongataItalian
Relatives of Unio elongatulus
Other species in the same genus Unio.
Common river mussel
Unio crassus
Painter's mussel
Unio pictorum
Swollen river mussel
Unio tumidus
Dolphin freshwater mussel
Unio delphinus
Cape river mussel
Unio caffer
CompareUnio elongatulus vs Common river musselUnio elongatulus vs Painter's musselUnio elongatulus vs Swollen river musselUnio elongatulus vs Dolphin freshwater mussel
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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