Medionidus walkeri

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Medionidus walkeri
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Medionidus
Species:
M. walkeri
Binomial name
Medionidus walkeri
(S. H. Wright, 1897)

Medionidus walkeri is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

This species is endemic to the United States.

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References

  1. Cummings, K.; Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Medionidus walkeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T12930A510583. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T12930A510583.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.