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Rotundaria refulgens

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Bivalvia

Family
  
Unionidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Order
  
Unionoida

Genus
  
Rotundaria

Rotundaria refulgens, common name the purple pimpleback, is a species of freshwater mussel.

This species is native to the United States, where it is endemic to the coastal Gulf drainages of Louisiana and Mississippi. Populations of this species appear to be stable, within its limited range.

It was formerly classified under Quadrula, but in 2012 it was moved to Rotundaria based on genetic evidence.

References

Rotundaria refulgens Wikipedia