Atlantic pigtoe

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Atlantic pigtoe
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Fusconaia
Species:
F. masoni
Binomial name
Fusconaia masoni
Conrad, 1834

The Atlantic pigtoe (Fusconaia masoni) is a species of bivalve in the family Unionidae. It is endemic to the United States.

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References

  1. Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Fusconaia masoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T8781A12931171. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T8781A12931171.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.