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title: "Szczeżuja pospolita"
description: "Anodonta anatina — Inne zwierzęta. The duck mussel (Anodonta anatina) is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/duck-mussel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Szczeżuja pospolita

> Anodonta anatina — Inne zwierzęta. The duck mussel (Anodonta anatina) is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

- Scientific name: *Anodonta anatina*
- Category: `other` (Inne zwierzęta)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki)
- iNaturalist observations: 4763
- Wikidata: [Q1500716](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1500716)
- iNaturalist taxon: [151515](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/151515)

## Names

- en: Duck Mussel
- de: Gemeine Teichmuschel
- es: Náyade pato
- fr: Anodonte des rivières
- nl: Vijvermossel
- pl: Szczeżuja pospolita

## Countries with the most observations

RU (878), DE (402), UA (223), FI (203), PL (193), GB (164), FR (140), CZ (120), LU (115), AT (96), DK (89), LT (82)

## Summary

The duck mussel (Anodonta anatina) is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_mussel

## Photo

![Szczeżuja pospolita](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/duck-mussel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dmitry Semigradsky · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/202865663

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/duck-mussel?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).