Lasmigona

Updated on Dec 08, 2023

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Kingdom Animalia Order Unionoida Scientific name Lasmigona Rank Genus		Phylum Mollusca Family Unionidae Higher classification Unionidae

Lower classifications Carolina heelsplitter, Lasmigona costata, Green floater, Tennessee heelsplitter, Lasmigona compressa

Lasmigona is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae.

Species within the genus Lasmigona

Alabama heelsplitter (Lasmigona alabamensis)

white heelsplitter (Lasmigona complanata): Found in the Midwest United States in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan.

creek heelsplitter (Lasmigona compressa)

flutedshell (Lasmigona costata)

Carolina heelsplitter (Lasmigona decorata)

Etowah Heelsplitter (Lasmigona etowaensis)

Tennessee heelsplitter (Lasmigona holstonia)

green floater (Lasmigona subviridis)

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