Biology:Choctaw bean
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Short description: Species of bivalve
| Choctaw bean | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Villosa |
| Species: | V. choctawensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Villosa choctawensis Athearn, 1964
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The Choctaw bean (Villosa choctawensis) is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Unionidae. This species is found in the southeastern United States and is currently on the endangered species list.[3] The species epithet and the common name are based on the name of the Choctaw people, Native Americans who were originally from the southeastern United States.
References
- ↑ Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Villosa choctawensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2012: e.T22972A2783307. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T22972A2783307.en.
- ↑ "Choctaw bean (Obovaria choctawensis)". U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/5038.
- ↑ "Choctaw bean species profile". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. May 22, 2013. http://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=F01B.
Wikidata ☰ Q3796628 entry
