Obovaria jacksoniana

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Obovaria jacksoniana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Obovaria
Species:
O. jacksoniana
Binomial name
Obovaria jacksoniana
(Frierson, 1912)

Obovaria jacksoniana 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). "Obovaria jacksoniana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T15021A546965. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T15021A546965.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.