Golden orb
| Golden orb | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionoida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Rotundaria |
| Species: | R. aurea |
| Binomial name | |
| Rotundaria aurea I. Lea, 1859 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Quadrula aurea | |
The golden orb (Rotundaria aurea) is a species of freshwater mussel.[2] It is native to the United States, where it is found only in Texas.[3]
This species was moved from Quadrula to Rotundaria based on genetic evidence in 2012.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ NatureServe
- ↑ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Quadrula aurea". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- ↑ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List Texas Fatmucket, Golden Orb, Smooth Pimpleback, Texas Pimpleback, and Texas Fawnsfoot as Threatened or Endangered". Office of the Federal Register.
- ↑ Campbell, David; Lydeard, Charles (2012). "The Genera of Pleurobemini (Bivalvia: Unionidae: Ambleminae)". American Malacological Bulletin. 30 (1): 19–38.
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