Arcuate pearly mussel
| Arcuate pearly mussel | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionoida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Epioblasma |
| Species: | E. flexuosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Epioblasma flexuosa (Rafinesque, 1820) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dysnomia flexuosa Rafinesque, 1820 | |
The arcuate pearly mussel or leafshell, Epioblasma flexuosa, was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
This species was endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat was rivers. It became extinct due to habitat loss.
Source
- Bogan, A.E. 2000. Epioblasma flexuosa. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
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