Lampsilis ovata

Lampsilis ovata is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is endemic to eastern North America.

Lampsilis ovata

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Lampsilis
Species:
L. ovata
Binomial name
Lampsilis ovata
Say, 1817

References

  1. Woolnough, D. & Seddon, M.B. 2017. Lampsilis ovata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T11258A69490442. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T11258A69490442.en. Downloaded on 11 January 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.