Pleuronaia
Pleuronaia is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. They are native to the United States.
| Pleuronaia | |
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| Pleuronaia dolabelloides | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Pleuronaia |
| Species: | Pleuronaia |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleuronaia Frierson, 1927 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lexingtonia | |
Some members of this genus were formerly included under the now-obsolete name Lexingtonia.[1]
Species
- Pleuronaia barnesiana
- Pleuronaia dolabelloides ("slab-sided naiad")
- Pleuronaia gibberum
References
- Campbell, David; Lydeard, Charles (2012). "Molecular Systematics of Fusconaia (Bivalvia: Unionidae: Ambleminae)". American Malacological Bulletin. 30 (1): 1–17.
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