Rotundaria tuberculata
| Rotundaria tuberculata | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionoida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Tribe: | Quadrulini |
| Genus: | Rotundaria |
| Species: | R. tuberculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Rotundaria tuberculata Rafinesque, 1820 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Cyclonaias tuberculata | |
Rotundaria tuberculata, commonly called the purple wartyback, is a freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk.
This species is native to eastern North America, generally in the Mississippi River drainage, where it is wide-ranging. It is still common in many areas, particularly in the southern part of its range.[1]
It was formerly classified as the sole species in the genus Cyclonaias, but in 2012 it was moved to Rotundaria based on genetic evidence.[2]
Sources
- Bogan, A.E. 1996. Cyclonaias tuberculata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 August 2007.
- ↑ Cyclonaias tuberculata NatureServe
- ↑ Campbell, David; Lydeard, Charles (2012). "The Genera of Pleurobemini (Bivalvia: Unionidae: Ambleminae)". American Malacological Bulletin. 30 (1): 19–38.
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