Alabama orb
(Redirected from Quadrula asperata)
| Alabama orb | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Rotundaria |
| Species: | R. asperata |
| Binomial name | |
| Rotundaria asperata (I. Lea, 1861) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Quadrula asperata (I. Lea, 1861) | |
Rotundaria asperata, the Alabama orb, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk.
It is native to the United States, where it is endemic to the Mobile River drainage where it is found in medium-size rivers and creeks.
This species was moved from Quadrula to Rotundaria based on genetic evidence in 2012.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Amphinaias asperata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996 e.T19044A8796812. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T19044A8796812.en.
- ↑ NatureServe Quadrula asperata
- ↑ Campbell, David; Lydeard, Charles (2012). "The Genera of Pleurobemini (Bivalvia: Unionidae: Ambleminae)". American Malacological Bulletin. 30 (1): 19–38. doi:10.4003/006.030.0102. S2CID 84056130.
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