Obovaria

Obovaria is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. There are at least six described species in Obovaria at present, all of which are found in the United States. Obovaria subrotunda is found in Canada as well.

Obovaria
Obovaria retusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Obovaria
Rafinesque, 1819
Species

6+ recognized species, see article

Species

Obovaria retusa

References

  1. "Global Species : Obovaria haddletoni (Haddleton Lampmussel)". globalspecies.org. Archived from the original on 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  2. "Global Species : Obovaria retusa (ring pink mussel; golf stick pearly mussel; ring pink)". globalspecies.org. Archived from the original on 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-08-01.


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