Theliderma metanevra

Theliderma metanevra, common name the monkeyface, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

Theliderma metanevra

Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Theliderma
Species:
T. metanevra
Binomial name
Theliderma metanevra
(Rafinesque, 1820)
Synonyms

Quadrula metanevra (Rafinesque, 1820)

It is native to the eastern United States, where it lives in large to medium-sized rivers. Although it has been extirpated from certain sections of its range, it is still widespread and fairly common.[1]

References

  1. "Quadrula metanevra". NatureServe. Retrieved 7 July 2016.


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