| Quadrula quadrula | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionoida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Quadrula |
| Species: | Q. quadrula |
| Binomial name | |
| Quadrula quadrula Rafinesque, 1820 |
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The mapleleaf, scientific name Quadrula quadrula, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
This species is native to eastern North America. It is found in the drainages of the Ohio River, the St. Lawrence River, and the Great Lakes.