Villosa taeniata

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Villosa taeniata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Villosa
Species:
V. taeniata
Binomial name
Villosa taeniata
(Conrad, 1834) [2]

Villosa taeniata, the painted creekshell, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae.

The glochidia of this species are hosted by the rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris). [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Cummings, K.; Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Villosa taeniata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012 e.T189566A1928646. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T189566A1928646.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Villosa taeniata". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 11 February 2018.
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