Reginaia

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Reginaia
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Reginaia ebenus
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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 [1] native to North America. [2] This genus was separated from Fusconaia in 2012 based on genetic evidence. [3]

Species

Species within this genus are: [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. 1 2 "genus Reginaia Campbell & Lydeard, 2012: valid species". MUSSEL Project Database. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  3. 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.