Sagittunio nasutus

Sagittunio nasutus
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Unionida
Superfamily:	Unionoidea
Family:	Unionidae
Genus:	Sagittunio
Species:	S. nasutus
Binomial name
	Sagittunio nasutus; (Say, 1817)
Synonyms
	Lampsilis (Eurynia) nasuta (Say, 1817); Lampsilis (Eurynia) nasutus (Say, 1817); Lampsilis (Ligumia) nasuta (Say, 1817); Lampsilis nasuta (Say, 1817); Ligumia nasuta (Say, 1817); Margarita (Unio) nasutus (Say, 1817); Margaron (Unio) nasutus (Say, 1817); Obliquaria (Ellipsaria) attenuata Rafinesque, 1820 (synonym); Unio nasutus Say, 1817 (original combination);

Sagittunio nasutus, the eastern pondmussel, is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.^[2]

This species is native to the eastern United States and Ontario, Canada.^[1] Only two populations are known from Canada.^[3] Like many Unionoid mussels, female eastern pondmussels display a lure to attract their fish hosts (see video, right).

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Female Ligumia nasuta displaying her lure

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Bogan, A.E. & Woolnough, D. 2017. Ligumia nasuta. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T11967A69491281. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T11967A69491281.en. Downloaded on 11 January 2019.
^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Sagittunio nasutus (Say, 1817). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1056434 on 2021-05-08
^ http://www.sararegistry.gc.ca/species/speciesDetails_e.cfm?sid=961

Say, T. (1817). Conchology. - In: Nicholson, W.: American edition of the British Encyclopedia, or, dictionary of arts and sciences comprising an accurate and popular view of the present improved state of human knowledge. First Edition, A-3 - C-6 [= 1-20], pl. [1-4]. page(s): [unpaginated], pl. 4 fig. 1
Watters, G.T. (2018). A preliminary review of the nominal genus Villosa of freshwater mussels (Bivalvia, Unionidae) in North America. Visaya. Suppl. 10: 3-139.

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[IUCN-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Bogan, A.E. & Woolnough, D. 2017. Ligumia nasuta. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T11967A69491281. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T11967A69491281.en. Downloaded on 11 January 2019.

[WoRMS-2] MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Sagittunio nasutus (Say, 1817). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1056434 on 2021-05-08

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Sagittunio nasutus

Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Unionida
Superfamily:	Unionoidea
Family:	Unionidae
Genus:	Sagittunio
Species:	S. nasutus
Binomial name
*Sagittunio nasutus* (Say, 1817)
Synonyms
Lampsilis (Eurynia) nasuta (Say, 1817) Lampsilis (Eurynia) nasutus (Say, 1817) Lampsilis (Ligumia) nasuta (Say, 1817) Lampsilis nasuta (Say, 1817) Ligumia nasuta (Say, 1817) Margarita (Unio) nasutus (Say, 1817) Margaron (Unio) nasutus (Say, 1817) Obliquaria (Ellipsaria) attenuata Rafinesque, 1820 (synonym) Unio nasutus Say, 1817 (original combination)