Sinanodonta woodiana (I. Lea, 1834 )

Marković, Vanja, Gojšina, Vukašin, Novaković, Boris, Božanić, Milenka, Stojanović, Katarina, Karan-Žnidaršič, Tamara & Živić, Ivana, 2021, The freshwater molluscs of Serbia: Annotated checklist with remarks on distribution and protection status, Zootaxa 5003 (1), pp. 1-64 : 41

86. Sinanodonta woodiana (I. Lea, 1834)

Findings in Serbia.

Sinanodonta woodiana: Paunović et al. (2006) ; Martinović-Vitanović et al. (2013); Novaković (2012, 2013); Tomović et al. (2010 b, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016); Zorić et al. (2013. 2020); Marinković et al. (2015); Marković et al. (2015); Raković (2015).

Common name. Chinese pond mussel.

Morphology. Large bivalve. Semicircular shell has a flatter dorsal margin, which posteriorly slightly diverges from the central axis of the shell and strongly rounded ventral margin. Dimensions are up to 200 mm in length, 170 mm in height and 45 mm in depth. For more details see Welter-Schultes (2012: 11, figure at the bottom of the page).

Distribution and ecology. Native species in Eastern Asia ( Soroka 2005, Kraszewski & Zdanowski 2007); nowadays widespread throughout Europe, North America, Central America, and Asia. It prefers slow-flowing or standing waters, with a fine substrate (silt and clay mostly). In Serbia, very common in large lowland rivers (Danube, Tisza, Sava; Velika Morava), and it could be found in smaller watercourses, lakes, reservoirs and ponds as well.

Other remarks. Invasive species, not on the list of worst invasive taxa in Europe. It has 68 nominal species as synonyms ( Graf & Cummings 2021). On the IUCN Red List it has been assessed as LC ( Cummings 2011).