Biology:Obovaria subrotunda
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Short description: Species of bivalve
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Obovaria |
| Species: | O. subrotunda
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| Obovaria subrotunda (Rafinesque, 1820)
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Obovaria subrotunda, commonly called the round hickorynut, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
Distribution and conservation status
This species is native to eastern North America.
The Canadian Species at Risk Act listed it in the List of Wildlife Species at Risk as being endangered in Canada.[3]
It was listed as a federally threatened species of the United States under the Endangered Species Act in 2023.[4][5]
References
- ↑ Woolnough, D.; Bogan, A.E. (2017). "Obovaria subrotunda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T15024A62905473. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T15024A62905473.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15024/62905473. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ "Obovaria subrotunda (Rafinesque, 1820)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=80174.
- ↑ COSEWIC. 2005. Canadian Species at Risk. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. 64 pp., page 13.
- ↑ "Round hickorynut (Obovaria subrotunda)". U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/9879.
- ↑ 88 FR 14794
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2892483 entry
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