Kingdom Animalia Order Unionoida Genus Cyprogenia Higher classification Cyprogenia | Phylum Mollusca Family Unionidae Scientific name Cyprogenia aberti Rank Species | |
Similar Unionidae, Fanshell, Bivalvia, Molluscs, Neosho mucket | ||
The edible naiad, edible pearly mussel, western fan-shell, or western fanshell mussel, scientific name Cyprogenia aberti, a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
This species is endemic to the United States.
References
Edible naiad Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA