Biology:Venustaconcha

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Short description: Genus of bivalves

Venustaconcha
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Tribe: Lampsilini
Genus: Venustaconcha
Frierson, 1927

Venustaconcha is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae.

Species

Species within the genus Venustaconcha include:

  • Venustaconcha constricta (Conrad, 1838)
  • Venustaconcha ellipsiformis (Conrad, 1836)
  • Venustaconcha pleasii (Marsh, 1891)
  • Venustaconcha trabalis (Conrad, 1834)
  • Venustaconcha troostensis (I. Lea, 1834)

References

Haag, W. R. (2012). North American Freshwater Mussels: Natural History, Ecology, and Conservation. Cambridge University Press. ISBN:978-0521199384

Wikidata ☰ Q3806492 entry