Fusconaia subrotunda

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Fusconaia subrotunda
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Fusconaia
Species:
F. subrotunda
Binomial name
Fusconaia subrotunda
(Lea, 1831)
Synonyms [4]
List
  • Fusconaia subrotunda subsp. subrotunda(Lea, 1831)
  • Fusconaia subrotunda subsp. pilaris(Lea, 1840)
  • Fusconaia subrotunda subsp. kirtlandiana(Lea, 1834)
  • Fusconaia subrotunda subsp. lesueuriana(Lea, 1840)
  • Unio subrotundusLea, 1831
  • Unio kirtlandianusLea, 1834
  • Unio politusConrad, 1837
  • Unio pilarisLea, 1840
  • Unio lesueurianusLea, 1840
  • Unio globatusLea, 1871
  • Unio bursapastorisB.H. Wright, 1896
  • Quadrula flexuosaSimpson, 1900
  • Quadrula andrewsiiMarsh, 1902
  • Quadrula beauchampiiMarsh, 1902
  • Quadrula kirtlandiana subsp. minorSimpson, 1900
  • Fusconaja subrotunda subsp. leucogonaOrtmann, 1913

Fusconaia subrotunda, the longsolid, [2] [3] long solid mussel or long solid naiad, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae.

Contents

This mussel, sometimes called a pigtoe, is found in river gravel. Young mussels are light brown, but darken to nearly black with age.

This species is found in Canada and the United States.

Subspecies

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References

  1. Cummings, K.; Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Fusconaia subrotunda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T8775A3146358. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T8775A3146358.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Longsolid (Fusconaia subrotunda)". Environmental Conservation Online System. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  3. 1 2 88 FR 14794
  4. "Fusconaia subrotunda (Lea, 1831)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 28 November 2023.