James River spinymussel | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Unionoida |
Family: | Unionidae |
Genus: | Pleurobema |
Species: | P. collina |
Binomial name | |
Pleurobema collina Conrad, 1837 |
The James River spinymussel, scientific name Pleurobema collina, is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is native to Virginia and West Virginia in the United States.[1] It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.