Dreissena

Dreissena Temporal range: Late Miocene–Recent PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Dreissena polymorpha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Subclass:	Heterodonta
Order:	Veneroida
Superfamily:	Dreissenoidea
Family:	Dreissenidae
Genus:	Dreissena Beneden, 1835
Species
See text.

Dreissena is a genus of small freshwater mussels in the family Dreissenidae.

Species

• Dreissena polymorpha, the zebra mussel
  • Dreissena polymorpha polymorpha
  • Dreissena polymorpha andrusovi
• Dreissena bugensis, the quagga mussel
• Dreissena rostiformis
  • Dreissena rostriformis compressa
  • Dreissena rostriformis distincta
  • Dreissena rostriformis grimmi
  • Dreissena rostriformis pontocaspica
• Dreissena stankovici
• Dreissena caspia caspia
• Dreissena elata elata

References

• Hubenov, Zdravko (2005) Dreissena (Bivalvia: Dreissenidae) - systematics, autochthonous and anthropogenic areas. Acta zoologica bulgarica (Acta zool. bulg.) ISSN 0324-0770 2005, vol. 57, no3, pp. 259-268
• Caspian Sea Biodiversity Project under umbrella of Caspian Sea Environment Program. Check-list for Caspian Sea molluscs, by Pavel Kijashko

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