Lasmigona compressa

Lasmigona compressa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionoida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Lasmigona
Species: L. compressa
Binomial name
Lasmigona compressa
I. Lea, 1829

Lasmigona compressa is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve in the family Unionidae.

This species is found in the northern region of North America. It is native to the Canadian interior basin, and the drainages of the St. Lawrence River and the Ohio River.

References

  1. Bogan, A.E. 1996. Lasmigona compressa. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.


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