Cyprogenia aberti, the western fanshell, edible naiad, edible pearly mussel, or western fanshell mussel, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
Cyprogenia aberti | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Unionida |
Family: | Unionidae |
Genus: | Cyprogenia |
Species: | C. aberti
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Binomial name | |
Cyprogenia aberti (Conrad, 1850)
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This species is endemic to the United States.
References
edit- ^ Cummings, K.; Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Cyprogenia aberti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T6182A3107987. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T6182A3107987.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.