Potamilus metnecktayi

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Potamilus metnecktayi
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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)
Disconaias salinasensis

Potamilus metnecktayi, the Salina mucket, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

This species is endemic to the United States.

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References

  1. Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Disconaias salinasensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T6718A12799460. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T6718A12799460.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.