Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Freshwater Pearl Mussel)

Margaritifera margaritifera (Freshwater Pearl Mussel) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMargaritifera margaritifera (Freshwater Pearl Mussel)
GenusMargaritifera (a genus of molluscs)
FamilyMARGARITIFERIDAE (pearl 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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Margaritifera margaritifera (Freshwater Pearl Mussel)

Margaritifera margaritifera (Freshwater Pearl Mussel) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Alba Ecology Mollusc of the Glen www.albaecology.co.uk/mollusc-of-the-glen.html
Young, M.R., Cosgrove, P.J., Hastie, L.C. & Henniger, B. 2001 A standardised method for assessing the status of freshwater mussels in clear, shallow rivers J. Mollus. Stud. Vol 67: 395-396.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Margaritifera margaritifera (Freshwater Pearl Mussel):

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