Leptodea
Leptodea is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
| Leptodea | |
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| A whole shell of Leptodea fragilis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Leptodea Rafinesque, 1820 |
Species
Species within the genus Leptodea include:
- Leptodea fragilis (fragile papershell)
- Leptodea leptodon (scaleshell)
- Leptodea ochracea
References
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