Sagittunio

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Sagittunio
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Superfamily: Unionoidea
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Sagittunio
Watters, 2018
Type species
Unio nasutusSay, 1817

Sagittunio is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae. [1]

Species

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Sagittunio Watters, 2018. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1056331 on 2021-05-08