Unio turtoni

Unio turtoni is a species of medium-sized freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

Unio turtoni

Data Deficient  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Unio
Species:
U. turtoni
Binomial name
Unio turtoni

This species is endemic to France and eastern Spain and is rarely found.

References

  1. Seddon M. B. 1996. Unio turtoni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
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