Pyganodon

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Pyganodon
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Shell of Pyganodon fragilis (paralectotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Subfamily: Unioninae
Tribe: Anodontini
Genus: Pyganodon
Crosse & Fischer, 1894
Synonyms
  • Anodonta (Flexiplis)Rafinesque, 1831
  • Anodonta (Pyganodon)Crosse & P. Fischer, 1894
  • FlexiplisRafinesque, 1831
  • FlexiptisRafinesque, 1831

Pyganodon is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the subfamily Unioninae of the family Unionidae, the river mussels. [1]

Species within the genus Pyganodon

Synonyms

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Pyganodon Crosse & P. Fischer, 1894. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=571699 on 2022-03-13