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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Mollusca > Class: Bivalvia > Order: Unionoida > Family: Unionidae > Genus: Unio > Species: Unio tumidiformis

Unio tumidiformis Silva, 1885

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe Vulnerable (IUCN)
Natura 2000 sites 17 are designated for this species
Most preferred habitats
  • rivers and lakes
Natura 2000 species code 5382

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Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

IUCN Red List Category
Not Evaluated
Near Threatened
Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable
Vulnerable
Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient
Endangered
Extinct
Least Concern
Critically Endangered

EU conservation status

The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode Country Site name Action
ES0000090 Spain Sierra Morena Map
ES0000407 Spain Nacimiento del Río Gevora Map
PTZPE0045 Portugal Mourão/Moura/Barrancos Map
ES4310059 Spain Río Gevora Bajo Map
ES6150018 Spain Río Guadiana y Ribera de Chanza Map
PTCON0012 Portugal Costa Sudoeste Map
ES6130004 Spain Río Guadalmez Map
ES4220003 Spain Ríos de la cuenca media del Guadiana y laderas vertientes Map
PTCON0053 Portugal Moura / Barrancos Map
PTCON0011 Portugal Estuário do Sado Map
ES4310022 Spain Río Gevora Alto Map
PTCON0007 Portugal S. Mamede Map
ES4310027 Spain Río Guadiana Internacional Map
ES6130003 Spain Sierra de Santa Eufemia Map
ES4210017 Spain Lagunas de Ruidera Map
PTCON0036 Portugal Guadiana Map
ES4250005 Spain Montes de Toledo Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Not listed in legal texts

Common names and synonyms

The species has no common names
No synonyms available.

Other resources

Fauna Europaea search Fauna Europaea
GBIF Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS search Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search National Center for Biotechnology Information

External data

No external data sets available for this species
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