Strophitus connasaugaensis

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Strophitus connasaugaensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Strophitus
Species:
S. connasaugaensis
Binomial name
Strophitus connasaugaensis
(I. Lea, 1858)

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

This species is endemic to the United States.

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References

  1. Cummings, K.; Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Strophitus connasaugaensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T20939A2774284. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T20939A2774284.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.