The 2023 Mussels of the Month.
December 2023
 Fusconaia cor (Unionidae, North America)
The December 2023 Mussel of the Month is Fusconaia cor. Fusconaia is a genus of 14 species from eastern North America. |
November 2023
 Potomida acarnanica (Unionidae, North Eurasia)
The November 2023 Mussel of the Month is Potomida acarnanica. Potomida is a genus of three species with a circum-Mediterranean distribution. |
October 2023
 Thaiconcha callifera (Unionidae, East Asia)
The October 2023 Mussel of the Month is Thaiconcha callifera. Thaiconcha is a genus of three species from the Mekong Basin in Southeast Asia. |
September 2023
 Pressodonta viridis (Unionidae, North America)
The September 2023 Mussel of the Month is Pressodonta viridis. Pressodonta is a monotypic genus found in the Laurentian Great Lakes and the adjacent Ohio and Mississippi basins in North America. |
August 2023
 Nitia acuminata (Unionidae, Afrotropics)
The August 2023 Mussel of the Month is Nitia acuminata. Nitia is a genus of five species found in West Africa to East Africa, as well as the Nile Basin. |
July 2023
 Nyeinchanconcha nyeinchani (Unionidae, East Asia)
The July 2023 Mussel of the Month is Nyeinchanconcha nyeinchani. Nyeinchanconcha is a monotypic genus endemic to the Mekong Basin in Laos. |
June 2023
 Chamberlainia somsakpanhai (Unionidae, East Asia)
The June 2023 Mussel of the Month is Chamberlainia somsakpanhai. Chamberlainia is a genus of three species found in Southeast Asia. |
May 2023
 Velesunio angasi (Hyriidae, Australasia)
The May 2023 Mussel of the Month is Velesunio angasi. Velesunio is a genus of five species found in Australia and New Guinea. |
April 2023
 Scabiellus songkramensis (Unionidae, East Asia)
The April 2023 Mussel of the Month is Scabiellus songkramensis. Scabiellus is a monotypic genus endemic to the Mekong Basin in Southeast Asia. |
March 2023
 Monocondylaea minuana (Mycetopodidae, South America)
The March 2023 Mussel of the Month is Monocondylaea minuana. Monocondylaea is a genus of 8 recent species from South America. |
February 2023
 Lampsilis teres (Unionidae, North America)
The February 2023 Mussel of the Month is Lampsilis teres. Lampsilis, as currently recognized, is a genus of 26 Recent species, endemic to eastern North America. |
January 2023
 Pseudocuneopsis capitatus (Unionidae, East Asia)
The January 2023 Mussel of the Month is Pseudocuneopsis capitatus. Pseudocuneopsis is a genus of two species endemic to the Yangtze Basin in China. |
