Leptodea ochracea

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Leptodea ochracea
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Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Leptodea
Species:
L. ochracea
Binomial name
Leptodea ochracea
(Say, 1817)

Leptodea ochracea is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

This species is native to the east coast of the United States and Canada (New Brunswick and Nova Scotia).[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Cummings, K.; Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Leptodea ochracea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T11686A503405. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T11686A503405.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.


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