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Popenaias popeii

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Popenaias popeii
Four live individuals of Popenaias popeii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Popenaias
Species:
P. popeii
Binomial name
Popenaias popeii
I. Lea, 1857

Popenaias popeii, common name the Texas hornshell, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

This species is found in Mexico, and in Texas and New Mexico in the United States.

References

  1. ^ Bogan, A.E. 1996. Popenaias popeii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.