Shiny pigtoe
The shiny pigtoe (Fusconaia cor) is a species of bivalve in the family Unionidae. It is endemic to the United States.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Fusconaia |
| Species: | F. cor |
| Binomial name | |
| Fusconaia cor Conrad, 1834 | |
This species appears to be most closely related to Fusconaia cuneolus.[2]
References
- Cummings, K. & Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Fusconaia cor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T8778A3146798. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T8778A3146798.en. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- Campbell, David; Lydeard, Charles (2012). "Molecular Systematics of Fusconaia (Bivalvia: Unionidae: Ambleminae)". American Malacological Bulletin. 30 (1): 1–17.
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