Pyganodon gibbosa

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Pyganodon gibbosa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Pyganodon
Species:
P. gibbosa
Binomial name
Pyganodon gibbosa
(Say, 1824)

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

This species is endemic to the Altamaha River basin in Georgia of the United States.

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References

  1. Cummings, K.; Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Pyganodon gibbosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T18934A1923957. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T18934A1923957.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.