Ligumia subrostrata

Ligumia subrostrata, commonly referred to as the pondmussel or black pondmussel,[1] is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.[2]

Ligumia subrostrata

Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Ligumia
Species:
L. subrostrata
Binomial name
Ligumia subrostrata
(Say, 1831)

This species is endemic to the United States.

References
  1. NatureServe, Ligumia subrostrata
  2. Haag, W. R. (2012). North American Freshwater Mussels: Natural History, Ecology, and Conservation. Cambridge University Press.


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