Biology:Golden orb
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Species: | R. aurea
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| Rotundaria aurea I. Lea, 1859
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Quadrula aurea | |
The golden orb (Rotundaria aurea) is a species of freshwater mussel.[2] It is native to the United States , where it is found only in Texas .[3]
This species was moved from Quadrula to Rotundaria based on genetic evidence in 2012.[4]
See also
- List of non-marine molluscs of the United States
References
- ↑ NatureServe
- ↑ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Quadrula aurea". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=80066. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- ↑ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List Texas Fatmucket, Golden Orb, Smooth Pimpleback, Texas Pimpleback, and Texas Fawnsfoot as Threatened or Endangered". Office of the Federal Register. https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2011/10/06/2011-25471/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-12-month-finding-on-a-petition-to-list-texas-fatmucket#p-50.
- ↑ Campbell, David; Lydeard, Charles (2012). "The Genera of Pleurobemini (Bivalvia: Unionidae: Ambleminae)". American Malacological Bulletin 30 (1): 19–38.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q266141 entry
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