Reginaia

Reginaia
Reginaia ebenus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Unionida
Family:	Unionidae
Tribe:	Amblemini
Genus:	Reginaia Campbell & Lydeard, 2012

Reginaia is a genus of freshwater mussels in the family Unionidae native to North America. ^[1] This genus was separated from Fusconaia in 2012 based on genetic evidence. ^[2]

Species

Species within this genus are: ^{[1] [3]}

• Reginaia apalachicola – Apalachicola ebonyshell
• Reginaia ebenus – Ebonyshell
• Reginaia rotulata – Round ebonyshell

References

1. "genus Reginaia Campbell & Lydeard, 2012: valid species". MUSSEL Project Database. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
2. Campbell, David; Lydeard, Charles (2012). "Molecular Systematics of Fusconaia (Bivalvia: Unionidae: Ambleminae)". American Malacological Bulletin. 30 (1): 1–17. doi:10.4003/006.030.0101. S2CID   84552044.
3. Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2024). "Reginaia D. C. Campbell & Lydeard, 2012". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 7 June 2024.