The 2010 Mussels of the Month.
December 2010
 Truncilla truncata (Unionidae, Nearctic)
The December 2010 Mussel of the Month is Truncilla truncata. Truncilla is a genus of four species occurring in North America from the Great Lakes south to Nuevo Leon, Mexico. |
November 2010
 Megalonaias nervosa (Unionidae, Nearctic)
The November 2010 Mussel of the Month is Megalonaias nervosa. Megalonaias is a widespread genus of two species that occurs from the Interior Basin of North American south to Nicaragua. |
October 2010
 Rectidens lingulatus (Unionidae, Indotropical)
The October 2010 Mussel of the Month is Rectidens lingulatus. Recidens is a genus of two species endemic to the Sunda Islands of Indonesia. |
September 2010
 Hemistena lata (Unionidae, Nearctic)
The September 2010 Mussel of the Month is Hemistena lata. Hemistena is a monotypic genus endemic to the Ohio Basin in North America. |
August 2010
 Anodontites crispata (Mycetopodidae, Neotropical)
The August 2010 Mussel of the Month is Anodontites crispata. Anodontites is a diverse genus of 21 species, widespread in Meso- and South America. |
July 2010
 Coelatura lobensis (Unionidae, Afrotropical)
The July 2010 Mussel of the Month is Coelatura lobensis. Coelatura is a diverse genus of 22 species widely distributed in Africa from the Nile Delta south to the Zambezi and a little beyond. |
June 2010
 Arcidopsis footei (Unionidae, Indotropical)
The June 2010 Mussel of the Month is Arcidopsis footei. Arcidopsis is a monotypic genus endemic to the West Ghats of India. |
May 2010
 Obliquaria reflexa (Unionidae, Nearctic)
The May 2010 Mussel of the Month is Obliquaria reflexa. Obliquaria is a monotypic genus from eastern North America. |
April 2010
 Bartlettia stefanensis (Etheriidae?, Neotropical)
The April 2010 Mussel of the Month is Bartlettia stefanensis. Bartlettia is a monotypic genus widespread in both the Amazon and Parana basins of South America. |
March 2010
 Rhombuniopsis tauriformis (Unionidae, Indotropical)
The March 2010 Mussel of the Month is Rhombuniopsis tauriformis. Rhombuniopsis is a genus of three species from southern China. |
February 2010
 Pseudobaphia biesiana (Unionidae, Indotropical)
The February 2010 Mussel of the Month is Pseudobaphia biesiana. Pseudobaphia is a genus of two species known only from China (and that is about the extent of our knowledge). |
January 2010
 Actinonaias ligamentina (Unionidae, Nearctic)
The January 2010 Mussel of the Month is Actinonaias ligamentina. As the taxonomy currently stands, Actinonaias is a New World genus of nine species — mostly from Mexico.
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