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Lined pocketbook
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Lampsilis
Species:
L. binominata
Binomial name
Lampsilis binominata
Simpson, 1900

The lined pocketbook (Lampsilis binominata) was a species of freshwater river mussel, an aquatic bivalve in the family Unionidae the river mussels. This species was endemic to the United States. It is now extinct.


A study done by the University of Georgia Museum of Natural Science showed that Lined Pocketbook filtered water through their gills, leading to the digestion of trapped food particles. [2]

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References

  1. Bogan, A.E.; et al. (Mollusc Specialist Group) (2000). "Lampsilis binominata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2000: e.T11251A3265737. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T11251A3265737.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. "GAWW: Species Description". fishesofgeorgia.uga.edu. Retrieved 2020-10-06.