Actinonaias pectorosa

Actinonaias pectorosa is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Actinonaias
Species:
A. pectorosa
Binomial name
Actinonaias pectorosa
Conrad, 1834

This species is endemic to the drainages of the Cumberland River and the Tennessee River in the United States.

References

  1. Bogan, A.E. 1996. Actinonaias pectorosa. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 August 2007.


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