Actinonaias pectorosa
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Actinonaias |
| Species: | A. pectorosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Actinonaias pectorosa Conrad, 1834
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Actinonaias pectorosa is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
This species is endemic to the drainages of the Cumberland River and the Tennessee River in the United States.
References[]
- ^ Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Actinonaias pectorosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T511A13057979. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T511A13057979.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. Pheasantshell (Conrad, 1834).
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- IUCN Red List near threatened species
- Molluscs of the United States
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- Bivalves described in 1834
- Taxa named by Timothy Abbott Conrad
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