Villosa taeniata

Villosa taeniata, the painted creekshell, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae.

Villosa taeniata

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Villosa
Species:
V. taeniata
Binomial name
Villosa taeniata
(Conrad, 1834)[2]

The glochidia of this species are hosted by the rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris).[1]

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