Leptodea fragilis
Leptodea fragilis, the fragile papershell, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. L. fragilis is one of the fastest-growing unionid species and the most abundant unionid species in Lake Erie.[2] Its light-shelled morphology suggests an adaptation to deep water within lakes.[2]
| Leptodea fragilis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Leptodea |
| Species: | L. fragilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) | |
This species is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat is rivers.
A museum specimen
References
- "Leptodea fragilis". NatureServe. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
- Krebs, et al., (Feb 2015). "The impact of dreissenid mussels on growth of the fragile papershell (Leptodea fragilis), the most abundant unionid species in Lake Erie". Canadian Journal of Zoology. 93: 143–148.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
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