Villosa fabalis
Villosa fabalis, the rayed bean, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Villosa |
| Species: | V. fabalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Villosa fabalis (Lea, 1831) | |
Distribution and conservation status
This species lives in eastern North America. It is native to the drainages of the Ohio River, the Tennessee River, and the Great Lakes.
The Canadian Species at Risk Act listed it in the List of Wildlife Species at Risk as being endangered in Canada.[2]
References
- "Villosa fabalis". NatureServe. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
- COSEWIC. 2005. Canadian Species at Risk. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. 64 pp., page 13.
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