Sampson's naiad
| Sampson's naiad | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionoida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Epioblasma |
| Species: | E. sampsonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Epioblasma sampsonii (Lea, 1861) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dysnomia sampsoni Lea, 1861 | |
Sampson's naiad, Sampson's pearly mussel, Sampson's riffleshell, or wabash riffleshell, scientific name Epioblasma sampsonii, was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
The species was endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat was rivers.
Source
- Bogan, A.E. 2000. Epioblasma sampsonii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
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