Margaritifera marrianae
| Alabama pearlshell | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Margaritiferidae |
| Genus: | Margaritifera |
| Species: | M. marrianae
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| Binomial name | |
| Margaritifera marrianae R.I. Johnson, 1983
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Margaritifera marrianae, the Alabama pearlshell, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Margaritiferidae, the freshwater pearl mussels.
This species is endemic to the United States. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- ^ a b Cummings, K.; Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Margaritifera marrianae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. IUCN: e.T12800A509635. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T12800A509635.en. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
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