Ligumia recta

Ligumia recta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionoida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Ligumia
Species: L. recta
Binomial name
Ligumia recta
Lamarck, 1819

Ligumia recta is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

This species is found in eastern North America. It is native to the drainages of the Mississippi River, the drainages of the Great Lakes, and some Gulf Coast drainages.

References

  1. Bogan, A.E.; Cummings, K. & Woolnough, D. (2017). "Ligumia recta". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T11968A69491303. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
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