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    Unio General Characteristics | Free Biology Notes

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    After reading this article you will learn about Unio General Characteristics

    General Characteristics of Unio

    • It is found in rivers, lakes and ponds.
    • Its shell consists of two halves, called the valves.
    • A whitish elevation in each valve is called umbo.
    • Head indistinct and a radula is absent
    • Shells of the fresh water mussels are used in the manufacture of buttons
    • Unio is dioecious and Development through Giochidium Larva

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