Obovaria unicolor

Obovaria unicolor is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This mussel has a round or elliptical shape.

Obovaria unicolor

Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Obovaria
Species:
O. unicolor
Binomial name
Obovaria unicolor
I. Lea, 1845

This species is endemic to the United States.

References

  1. Bogan, A.E. 1996. Obovaria unicolor. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
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