Spectacle case pearly mussel

Spectacle case pearly mussel
Mature and young Cumberlandia monodonta.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionoida
Family: Margaritiferidae
Genus: Cumberlandia
Species: C. monodonta
Binomial name
Cumberlandia monodonta
(Say, 1829)
Synonyms

Margaritifera monodonta Say, 1829

The spectacle case pearly mussel or spectacle case (Cumberlandia monodonta) is a species of bivalve in the Margaritiferidae family. It is endemic to the United States.

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