Amblema plicata

Amblema plicata, common name the threeridge, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

Amblema plicata
A live individual of Amblema plicata

Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Amblema
Species:
A. plicata
Binomial name
Amblema plicata
(Say, 1817)

References

  1. "Amblema plicata". NatureServe. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.