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Pleuronaia dolabelloides (Slab-sided Pearly Mussel)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The slab-sided naiad, slab-sided pearly mussel, or slabside pearlymussel, scientific name Lexingtonia dolabelloides, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. Some scientists have recently reclassified this species under the genus Pleuronaia. This species is endemic to the United States.
View Wikipedia Record: Pleuronaia dolabelloides

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Pleuronaia dolabelloides

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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0