Margaritifera marrianae
Appearance
Alabama pearlshell | |
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Scientific classification | |
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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