Epioblasma penita

Epioblasma penita, the southern combshell or penitent mussel, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

Epioblasma penita
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Epioblasma
Species:
E. penita
Binomial name
Epioblasma penita
(Conrad, 1834)
Synonyms

Dysnomia penita Conrad, 1834

This species is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Bogan, A.E. 2000. Epioblasma penita. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
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