Truncilla donaciformis

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Truncilla donaciformis
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Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Truncilla
Species:
T. donaciformis
Binomial name
Truncilla donaciformis
I. Lea, 1828

Truncilla donaciformis, the fawnsfoot, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae.

This species occurs in the Mississippi River drainage, Great Lakes region, Mobile basin, and Gulf Coast region in the United States, from South Dakota to Pennsylvania, south to Georgia and west to Texas as well as in southern Ontario, Canada. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 NatureServe. "Truncilla donaciformis". explorer.natureserve.org. NatureServe. Retrieved 24 November 2024.