Pyganodon grandis
| Pyganodon grandis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionoida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Tribe: | Anodontini |
| Genus: | Pyganodon |
| Species: | P. grandis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyganodon grandis (Say, 1829) | |
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Pyganodon grandis (giant floater) is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is fast-growing, large, and has a short lifespan.
This species is native to the United States and southeastern Canada.
Sources
Haag, W. R. (2012). North American Freshwater Mussels: Natural History, Ecology, and Conservation. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521199384
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