| Author | Ellis, A.E. |
| Year | 1978 |
| Title | British Freshwater Bivalve Mollusca |
| ISBN | 0.12.236950.5 |
| Series | Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series) |
| Type | Book/Report |
| How Complete | All the British species known at the time |
| Source | Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 11, 109pp, The Linnean Society of London |
| Illustrations | Line drawings and half-tone photographs |
| Review (by Malcolm Storey) | A guide to our freshwater bivalves. Identification is based on the shells, especially the hinge teeth and muscle scars. |
| Examine |  in the Hand ( with x8 or x10 hand lens is also useful) |
| Specimen Preparation | Fresh (ie not too eroded) clean shells. Animals should be killed in boiling water and allowed to dry so that internal details remain visible. |
| Identification difficulty | The small species are always challenging. |
