Biology:Alabama pearl shell
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Margaritiferidae |
| Genus: | Margaritifera |
| Species: | M. marrianae
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| Margaritifera marrianae R.I. Johnson, 1983
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The Alabama pearl shell, scientific name Margaritifera marrianae, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Margaritiferidae, the freshwater pearl mussels.
This species is endemic to the United States . It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cummings, K.; Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Margaritifera marrianae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2012: e.T12800A509635. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T12800A509635.en. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/12800/0. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
Wikidata ☰ Q3015947 entry
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