Obovaria
| Obovaria | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionoida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Tribe: | Lampsilini |
| Genus: | Obovaria Rafinesque, 1819 |
| Species | |
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6+ recognized species, see article. | |
Obovaria is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. There are at least six described species in Obovaria at present, all of which are found in the United States. Obovaria subrotunda is found in Canada as well.
Species
- Haddleton lampmussel, Obovaria haddletoni, (Athearn, 1964) (Critically Endangered)[1]
- southern hickorynut, Obovaria jacksoniana, (Frierson, 1912)
- hickorynut, Obovaria olivaria, (Rafinesque, 1820)
- golf stick pearly mussel (ring pink mussel), Obovaria retusa, (Lamarck, 1819) (Critically Endangered)[2]
- round hickorynut, Obovaria subrotunda, (Rafinesque 1820)
- Alabama hickorynut, Obovaria unicolor, (Lea, 1845)
References
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