The 2006 Mussels of the Month.
December 2006
 Velesunio ambiguus (Hyriidae, Australasian)
The December 2006 Mussel of the Month is Velesunio ambiguus. The genus Velesunio is widespread in Australasia, from Tasmania to New Guinea. |
November 2006
 Simpsonaias ambigua (Unionidae, Nearctic)
The November 2006 Mussel of the Month is Simpsonaias ambigua. Simpsonaias is a monotypic genus unique among the North American assemblage for parasitizing an amphibian rather than a fish. |
October 2006
 Arconaia lanceolata (Unionidae, Indotropical)
The October 2006 Mussel of the Month is Arconaia lanceolata. Appropriate for Halloween, Arconaia is a genus of bizarrely contorted freshwater mussels is known from China. |
September 2006
 Leila blainvilliana (Mycetopodidae, Neotropical)
The September 2006 Mussel of the Month is Leila blainvilliana. Leila is widespread in the Rio de La Plata and Amazon basins of South America. |
August 2006
 Amblema plicata (Unionidae, Nearctic)
The August 2006 Mussel of the Month is Amblema plicata. Amblema is widespread in eastern North America from the Canadian Interior Basin and the Great Lakes south to the Gulf Coastal Basin. |
July 2006
 Castalia ambigua (Hyriidae, Neotropical)
The July 2006 Mussel of the Month is Castalia ambigua. The genus Castalia belongs to the family Hyriidae and is endemic to South America. |
June 2006
 Brazzaea anceyi (Unionidae, Afrotropical)
The June 2006 Mussel of the Month is Brazzaea anceyi. Brazzaea is a monotypic genus endemic to Lake Tanganyika. |
May 2006
 Hyriopsis bialatus (Unionidae, Indotropical)
The May 2006 Mussel of the Month is Hyriopsis bialatus. Hyriopsis is widespread in southeastern Asia, from China and Japan south through Indochina to Borneo. |
April 2006
 Nyassunio nyassaensis (Unionidae, Afrotropical)
The April 2006 Mussel of the Month is Nyassunio nyassaensis. Nyassunio is occurs in both Lake Malawi (= Lake Nyassa) and Lake Tanganyika. |
March 2006
 Mutela rostrata (Iridinidae, Afrotropical)
The March 2006 Mussel of the Month is Mutela rostrata. Mutela is widespread in Africa, from the lower Nile south to the Zambezi. |
February 2006
 Potamilus alatus (Unionidae, Nearctic)
The February 2006 Mussel of the Month is Potamilus alatus. Potamilus is one of the numerous genera endemic to the eastern portion of North America. |
January 2006
 Discomya radulosa (Unionidae, Indotropical)
The January 2006 Mussel of the Month is Discomya radulosa. Discomya is a genus of one or two species endemic to the island of Borneo. |
