Kingdom Animalia Order Unionoida Genus Villosa Higher classification Villosa | Phylum Mollusca Family Unionidae Scientific name Villosa trabalis Rank Species | |
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Similar Purple bean, Fine‑rayed pigtoe pearly mu, Rough pigtoe pearly mu, Cumberlandian combshell, Epioblasma | ||
The Cumberland bean pearly mussel, Cumberland bean, or purple bean (Villosa trabalis) is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae.
This species is endemic to the United States. It can be found in Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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