Alasmidonta viridis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Unionida |
Family: | Unionidae |
Genus: | Alasmidonta |
Species: | A. viridis |
Binomial name | |
Alasmidonta viridis (Rafinesque, 1820) | |
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