Amblema plicata

Amblema plicataa
A live individual of Amblema plicata
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionoida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Amblema
Species: A. plicata
Binomial name
Amblema plicata
(Say, 1817)

Amblema plicata, common name the Threeridge, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

References

  1. IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 5 November 2008.


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