Obovaria haddletoni
| Obovaria haddletoni | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionoida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Obovaria |
| Species: | O. haddletoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Obovaria haddletoni Athearn, 1964 | |
Obovaria haddletoni 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.
This species was formerly in the genus Lampsilis, and was moved to Obovaria in 2008 based on morphological and zoogeographic analysis.
Sources
- Bogan, A.E. 1996. Obovaria haddletoni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 July 2016.
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