Unio turtoni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Unionida |
Family: | Unionidae |
Genus: | Unio |
Species: | U. turtoni |
Binomial name | |
Unio turtoni B.C. Payraudeau, 1826 | |
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The species is endemic to France and eastern Spain [ citation needed ] and is rarely found.
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