Unio pictorum (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Painter’s Mussel)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesUnio pictorum (Painter’s Mussel)
GenusUnio (a genus of molluscs)
FamilyUNIONIDAE (a family of freshwater mussels)
OrderUNIONOIDA (an order of molluscs)
ClassBIVALVIA (bivalves)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Unio pictorum (Painter’s Mussel) :
1: Unio pictorum (Painter’s Mussel)
8 Jan 1984 OSGR: SU18 51° 30’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Dead shells exposed when lake was temporarily drained
Image 1: Dead shellImage 2: Dead shells - inner facesImage 3: Dead shells - large and small
2: Unio pictorum (Painter’s Mussel)
28 Dec 1983 OSGR: SU18 51° 30’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Dead shells found stranded on mud when water drawn down for maintenance
Image 1: Hinge and umbones - close-upImage 2: Hinge area - close-upImage 3: ShellImage 4: Shells - hinge and umbonesImage 5: Shells - insideImage 6: Shells - inside (2)Image 7: Shell surface - close-up

Unio pictorum (Painter’s Mussel) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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