Middendorffinaia mongolica
Species of bivalve
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Middendorffinaia mongolica, formerly Middendorffinaia shadini, is a species of unionid mussel endemic to South Primorye, Russia. Its specific name honours Russian zoologist Vladimir Zhadin.[5] Middendorffinaia shadini inhabits the river Razdolnaya, its tributaries Rakovka, Olenevka, Komarovka and Kiparisovka, as well as rivers Artemovka, Barabashevka and some parts of the rivers Tesnaya and Gladkaya.[6]
| Middendorffinaia mongolica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Subfamily: | Unioninae |
| Tribe: | Middendorffinaiini Lopes-Lima, Bolotov, & Bogan, 2020[1] |
| Genus: | Middendorffinaia Moskvicheva & Starobogatov, 1973[2] |
| Species: | M. mongolica |
| Binomial name | |
| Middendorffinaia mongolica (Middendorff, 1850) | |
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Conservation status
Middendorffinaia shadini is listed in the Red Book of Russia and, particularly, in the Red Book of Primorsky Krai.[6] Middendorffinaia shadini is sensitive to water pollution and soil contamination.[6]
