Rotundaria refulgens

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Rotundaria refulgens
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Rotundaria
Species:
R. refulgens
Binomial name
Rotundaria refulgens
(I. Lea, 1868)
Synonyms

Quadrula refulgens(I. Lea, 1868)

Rotundaria refulgens, the purple pimpleback, is a species of freshwater mussel.

This species is native to the United States, where it is endemic to the coastal Gulf drainages of Louisiana and Mississippi. Populations of this species appear to be stable, within its limited range. [2]

It was formerly classified under Quadrula , but in 2012 it was moved to Rotundaria based on genetic evidence. [3]

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References

  1. Bogan, A.E. 1996. Quadrula refulgens. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
  2. NatureServe
  3. Campbell, David; Lydeard, Charles (2012). "The Genera of Pleurobemini (Bivalvia: Unionidae: Ambleminae)". American Malacological Bulletin. 30 (1): 19–38. doi:10.4003/006.030.0102. S2CID   84056130.