Alabama pearl shell

Alabama pearl shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Bivalvia
Order:Unionoida
Family:Margaritiferidae
Genus:Margaritifera
Species: M. marrianae
Binomial name
Margaritifera marrianae
R.I. Johnson, 1983

The Alabama pearl shell, scientific name Margaritifera marrianae, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Margaritiferidae, the freshwater pearl mussels.

This species is endemic to the United States. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Cummings, K. & Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Margaritifera marrianae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2012: e.T12800A509635. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T12800A509635.en. Retrieved 18 December 2017.


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