Unio cariei

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Unio cariei
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Unio
Species:
U. cariei
Binomial name
Unio cariei
Germain, 1919

Unio cariei was a species of medium-sized freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Unionidae.

This species was endemic to the island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean, but it is now extinct.

References[]

  1. ^ Bouchet, P.; von Cosel, R. (1996). "Unio cariei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T22740A9384352. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T22740A9384352.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.


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