Biology:Ligumia subrostrata

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Ligumia subrostrata
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MOLL.419359 - Ligumia subrostrata (Say, 1831) - Unionidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg

Secure (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Ligumia
Species:
L. subrostrata
Binomial name
Ligumia subrostrata
(Say, 1831)

Ligumia subrostrata, commonly referred to as the pondmussel or black pondmussel[1], is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.[2]

This species is endemic to the United States .

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 NatureServe, Ligumia subrostrata [1]
  2. Haag, W. R. (2012). North American Freshwater Mussels: Natural History, Ecology, and Conservation. Cambridge University Press.. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3801380 entry