| Lasmigona costata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Lasmigona |
| Species: | L. costata |
| Binomial name | |
| Lasmigona costata (Rafinesque, 1820) | |
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