Southern mapleleaf
Southern mapleleaf | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Unionida |
Family: | Unionidae |
Genus: | Quadrula |
Species: | Q. apiculata
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Binomial name | |
Quadrula apiculata (Say, 1829)
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The southern mapleleaf (Quadrula apiculata) is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
This species is endemic to the United States.
References[]
- Turgeon, D. D., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, W. K. Emerson, W. G. Lyons, W. Pratt, et al. 1988. [1]. Downloaded on 9 March 2008.
Categories:
- Quadrula
- Endemic fauna of the United States
- Bivalves described in 1829
- Unionidae stubs