Obovaria subrotunda
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Obovaria |
| Species: | O. subrotunda
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| Binomial name | |
| Obovaria subrotunda Rafinesque, 1820
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Obovaria subrotunda, common name the round hickorynut, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
Distribution and conservation status[]
This species is native to eastern North America.
The Canadian Species at Risk Act listed it in the List of Wildlife Species at Risk as being endangered in Canada.[2]
References[]
- ^ Woolnough, D.; Bogan, A.E. (2017). "Obovaria subrotunda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T15024A62905473. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T15024A62905473.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ COSEWIC. 2005. Canadian Species at Risk. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. 64 pp., page 13.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List endangered species
- Bivalves described in 1820
- Obovaria
- Molluscs of the United States
- Molluscs of Canada
- Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
- Unionidae stubs