Ortmanniana pectorosa
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Actinonaias |
| Species: | A. pectorosa
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| Actinonaias pectorosa Conrad, 1834
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Actinonaias pectorosa is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
This species is endemic to the drainages of the Cumberland River and the Tennessee River in the United States.
References
- ^ Bogan, A.E. 1996. Actinonaias pectorosa. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 August 2007.
- North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. Pheasantshell (Conrad, 1834).
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