Obovaria haddletoni
Obovaria haddletoni 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.
| Obovaria haddletoni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Obovaria |
| Species: | O. haddletoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Obovaria haddletoni (Athearn, 1964) | |
This species was formerly in the genus Lampsilis, and was moved to Obovaria in 2008 based on morphological and zoogeographic analysis.
References
- Cummings, K. & Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Obovaria haddletoni". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2012: e.T11256A502298. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T11256A502298.en. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
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