Pleuronaia dolabelloides
| Slab-sided naiad | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionoida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Pleuronaia |
| Species: | P. dolabelloides |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleuronaia dolabelloides (Lea, 1840) | |
Pleuronaia dolabelloides, the slab-sided naiad, slab-sided pearly mussel, or slabside pearlymussel, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species was formerlly classified under the genus Lexingtonia.
This species is endemic to the United States.
References
- ↑ "Pleuronaia dolabelloides". NatureServe. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
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