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Pleuronaia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Bivalvia

Family
  
Unionidae

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Order
  
Unionoida

Rank
  
Genus

Pleuronaia

Pleuronaia is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. They are native to the United States.

Some members of this genus were formerly included under the now-obsolete name Lexingtonia.

Species

  • Pleuronaia barnesiana
  • Pleuronaia dolabelloides ("slab-sided naiad")
  • Pleuronaia gibberum
  • References

    Pleuronaia Wikipedia