The 2015 Mussels of the Month.
December 2015
 Pronodularia japanensis (Unionidae, Palearctic)
The December 2015 Mussel of the Month is Pronodularia japanensis. Pronodularia is a genus of two species restricted to Japan and Korea in the eastern Palearctic. |
November 2015
 Nephritica poeyana (Unionidae, Neotropical)
The November 2015 Mussel of the Month is Nephritca poeyana. Nephritica is a Mesoamerican genus of two species. |
October 2015
 Lepidodesma languilati (Unionidae, Indotropical)
The October 2015 Mussel of the Month is Lepidodesma languilati. Lepidodesma is a monotypic genus endemic to the Yangtze Basin in China. |
September 2015
 Venustaconcha ellipsiformis (Unionidae, Nearctic)
The September 2015 Mussel of the Month is Venustaconcha ellipsiformis. Venustaconcha is a genus of two species found in the Mississippi and Great Lakes drainages of eastern North America. |
August 2015
 Contradens contradens (Unionidae, Indotropical)
The August 2015 Mussel of the Month is Contradens contradens. Contradens is a genus of six species, widespread in tropical Southeast Asia and the Sunda Islands. |
July 2015
 Actinonaias sapotalensis (Unionidae, Neotropical)
The July 2015 Mussel of the Month is Actinonaias sapotalensis. Actinonaias is a genus of seven species endemic to Mexico. |
June 2015
 Grandidieria burtoni (Unionidae, Afrotropical)
The June 2015 Mussel of the Month is Grandidieria burtoni. Grandidieria is a monotypic genus endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Central Africa. |
May 2015
 Anemina fluminea (Unionidae, Palearctic)
The May 2015 Mussel of the Month is Anemina fluminea.Anemina is a genus of five species found in eastern Asia. |
April 2015
 Physunio superbus (Unionidae, Indotropical)
The April 2015 Mussel of the Month is Physunio superbus. Physunio is a genus of nine species reported from India and Burma to the Mekong Basin and the Sunda Islands. |
March 2015
 Alathyria jacksoni (Hyriidae, Australasian)
The March 2015 Mussel of the Month is Alathyria jacksoni. Alathyria is a genus of four species endemic to Australia. |
February 2015
 Acostaea rivolii (Etheriidae, Neotropical)
The February 2015 Mussel of the Month is Acostaea rivolii. Acostaea is a monotypic genus, endemic to the Rio Madgalena, Colombia, South America. |
January 2015
 Toxolasma lividum (Unionidae, Nearctic)
The January 2015 Mussel of the Month is Toxolasma lividum. Toxolasma is a genus of eight species found in eastern North America, from the Great Lakes south to the Gulf of Mexico. |
