Biology:Long solid mussel
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| Species: | F. subrotunda
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| Fusconaia subrotunda (Lea, 1831)
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The long solid mussel, also known as the long solid naiad, scientific name Fusconaia subrotunda, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae.
This mussel, sometimes called a pigtoe, is found in river gravel. Young mussels are light brown, but darken to nearly black with age.
This species is found in Canada and the United States .
Subspecies
- Fusconaia subrotunda kirklandiana
- Fusconaia subrotunda lesueriana Lea
- Fusconaia subrotunda pilaris Lea
- Fusconaia subrotunda subrotunda
References
- ↑ Cummings, K.; Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Fusconaia subrotunda". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2012: e.T8775A3146358. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T8775A3146358.en. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/8775/0. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3013291 entry
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