Salina mucket
Salina mucket | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Unionoida |
Family: | Unionidae |
Genus: | Potamilus |
Species: | P. metnecktayi |
Binomial name | |
Potamilus metnecktayi Johnson, 1998 | |
Synonyms | |
Lampsilis salinasensis (Simpson, 1908) |
The Salina mucket, scientific name Potamilus metnecktayi, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
This species is endemic to the United States.
References
- Bogan, A.E. 1996. Disconaias salinasensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 August 2007.
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