Strophitus subvexus

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Strophitus subvexus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Strophitus
Species:
S. subvexus
Binomial name
Strophitus subvexus
(Conrad, 1834)

Strophitus subvexus 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. Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Strophitus subvexus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T20940A9237767. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T20940A9237767.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.