Plethobasus cyphyus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Plethobasus |
| Species: | P. cyphyus
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| Binomial name | |
| Plethobasus cyphyus Rafinesque, 1820
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Plethobasus cyphyus, the sheepnose mussel, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
This species is endemic to the Midwest and Southeast United States. It is currently listed as endangered as it is no longer in two-thirds of its historical range.[2]
Individuals fresh from the water
References[]
- ^ "Plethobasus cyphyus". NatureServe. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
- ^ "USFWS: Sheepnose Mussel (Plethobasus cyphyus)".
- Bogan, A.E.; Cummings, K. (2014). "Plethobasus cyphyus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T17624A19690732. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T17624A19690732.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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Categories:
- NatureServe vulnerable species
- Molluscs of the United States
- Plethobasus
- Bivalves described in 1820
- Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
- ESA endangered species
- Unionidae stubs