Potamilus metnecktayi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Unionida |
Family: | Unionidae |
Genus: | Potamilus |
Species: | P. metnecktayi |
Binomial name | |
Potamilus metnecktayi R. I. Johnson, 1998 | |
Synonyms | |
Lampsilis salinasensis (Simpson, 1908) |
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This species is endemic to the United States.
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