Pleuronaia
Pleuronaia is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. They are native to the United States.
Pleuronaia | |
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Pleuronaia dolabelloides | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Unionida |
Family: | Unionidae |
Genus: | Pleuronaia |
Species: | Pleuronaia |
Binomial name | |
Pleuronaia Frierson, 1927 | |
Synonyms | |
Lexingtonia |
Some members of this genus were formerly included under the now-obsolete name Lexingtonia.[1]
Species
- Pleuronaia barnesiana
- Pleuronaia dolabelloides ("slab-sided naiad")
- Pleuronaia gibberum
References
- Campbell, David; Lydeard, Charles (2012). "Molecular Systematics of Fusconaia (Bivalvia: Unionidae: Ambleminae)". American Malacological Bulletin. 30 (1): 1–17.
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