Biology:Lampsilis teres

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Short description: Species of bivalve

Lampsilis teres
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MOLL.419274 1 - Lampsilis teres (Rafinesque, 1820) - Unionidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Lampsilis
Species:
L. teres
Binomial name
Lampsilis teres
(Rafinesque, 1820)
Synonyms

Lampsilis teres, the yellow sandshell or slough sandshell, is a freshwater mussel native to the United States and Mexico.[1][2][3] Although it is considered a species of least concern on the IUCN Red List, it is extirpated from (locally extinct) and endangered in parts of its range.[1][3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3799477 entry