# Unio elongatulus

Canonical page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/unio-elongatulus  
Data as of: 2026-11-11

Unio elongatulus is a species in the order Unionida.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Mollusca
- class: Bivalvia
- order: Unionida
- genus: Unio
- species: *Unio 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*

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