Kingdom Animalia Class Bivalvia Family Unionidae Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Order Unionoida Genus Leptodea | |
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Similar Leptodea, Potamilus alatus, Truncilla truncata, Amblema plicata, Potamilus ohiensis | ||
The Fragile papershell, scientific name Leptodea fragilis, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
This species is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat is rivers.
References
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