Lampsilis satura

Lampsilis satura, also known as the sandbank pocketbook, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is endemic to the United States.

Lampsilis satura
From eastern Texas, US
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Lampsilis
Species:
L. satura
Binomial name
Lampsilis satura
I. Lea, 1852

References

  1. Bogan, A.E. 1996. Lampsilis satura. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
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