Biology:Edible naiad

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Edible naiad
Scientific classification
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Animalia
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C. aberti
Binomial name
Cyprogenia aberti
(Conrad, 1850)

The edible naiad (Cyprogenia aberti), also known as the edible pearly mussel, western fan-shell, or western fanshell mussel, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

This species is endemic to the United States .

References

  1. Cummings, K.; Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Cyprogenia aberti". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2012: e.T6182A3107987. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T6182A3107987.en. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/6182/0. Retrieved 5 December 2017. 

Sources

Wikidata ☰ Q308169 entry