Turgid riffle shell
| Turgid riffle shell | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionoida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Epioblasma |
| Species: | E. turgidula |
| Binomial name | |
| Epioblasma turgidula (Lea, 1858) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Dysnomia turgidula Lea, 1858 | |
The turgid riffle shell, turgid-blossom naiad, turgid-blossom pearly mussel, or turgid-blossom, scientific name Epioblasma turgidula, was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
This species was endemic to the United States. It is now extinct.
Source
- Bogan, A.E. 2000. Epioblasma turgidula. 2011 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 August 2011.