Kingdom Animalia Order Unionoida Genus Lexingtonia Higher classification Lexingtonia | Phylum Mollusca Family Unionidae Scientific name Lexingtonia dolabelloides Rank Species | |
Similar Pleuronaia dolabelloides, Shiny pigtoe, Unionidae, Ptychobranchus subtentum, Bivalvia | ||
The slab-sided naiad, slab-sided pearly mussel, or slabside pearlymussel, scientific name Lexingtonia dolabelloides, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. Some scientists have recently reclassified this species under the genus Pleuronaia.
This species is endemic to the United States.
References
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