Biology:Leptodea ochracea

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Short description: Species of bivalve

Leptodea ochracea
Leptodea ochracea - Springfield Science Museum - Springfield, MA - DSC03459.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Leptodea
Species:
L. ochracea
Binomial name
Leptodea ochracea
(Say, 1817)

Leptodea ochracea is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

This species is native to the east coast of the United States and Canada (New Brunswick and Nova Scotia).[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Cummings, K.; Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Leptodea ochracea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T11686A503405. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T11686A503405.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/11686/503405. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 

Wikidata ☰ Q309255 entry