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Paetulunio fabalis
Paetulunio fabalis, the rayed bean, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. It is the only species in the genus Paetulunio, and was formerly classified in Villosa until a 2018 study.[2][3]
| Paetulunio fabalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Tribe: | Lampsilini |
| Genus: | Paetulunio Watters, 2018 |
| Species: | P. fabalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Paetulunio fabalis (Lea, 1831) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Distribution and conservation status edit
This species lives in eastern North America. It is native to the drainages of the Ohio River, the Tennessee River, and the Great Lakes.
The Canadian Species at Risk Act listed it in the List of Wildlife Species at Risk as being endangered in Canada.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Villosa fabalis". NatureServe. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
- ^ "Molluscabase - Paetulunio Watters, 2018". www.molluscabase.org. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ "MUSSELpdb | valid gen. Paetulunio species". mussel-project.uwsp.edu. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ COSEWIC. 2005. Canadian Species at Risk. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. 64 pp., page 13.