Biology:Lined pocketbook
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Short description: Species of bivalve
| Lined pocketbook | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Lampsilis |
| Species: | L. binominata
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| Lampsilis binominata Simpson, 1900
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The lined pocketbook (Lampsilis binominata) was a species of freshwater river mussel, an aquatic bivalve in the family Unionidae the river mussels. This species was endemic to the United States . It is now extinct.
A study done by the University of Georgia Museum of Natural Science showed that Lined Pocketbook filtered water through their gills, leading to the digestion of trapped food particles.[2]
References
- ↑ Bogan, A.E. (2000). "Lampsilis binominata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2000: e.T11251A3265737. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T11251A3265737.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/11251/3265737. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ "GAWW: Species Description". http://fishesofgeorgia.uga.edu/gawildlife/index.php?page=speciespages/ai_species_page&key=laltilis#:~:text=Fine-lined%20Pocketbook%20mussels%20bring,are%20trapped%20and%20eventually%20digested..
Wikidata ☰ Q3013281 entry
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