Leptodea fragilis
| Fragile papershell | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionoida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Leptodea |
| Species: | L. fragilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptodea fragilis Raf., 1820 | |
Leptodea fragilis (fragile papershell) 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. Its natural habitat is rivers.
A museum specimen
References
- ↑ "Leptodea fragilis". NatureServe. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
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