Obovaria unicolor

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Obovaria unicolor

Near Threatened (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Obovaria
Species:
O. unicolor
Binomial name
Obovaria unicolor
I. Lea, 1845

Obovaria unicolor is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This mussel has a round or elliptical shape.

This species is endemic to the United States.

References[]

  1. ^ Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Obovaria unicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T15025A4488857. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T15025A4488857.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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